Riverboat Casinos are a unique type of casino locations, a US
feature. There are several states that have made riverboat
casinos legal so that to limit areas of possible casinos
constructions. They are
Mississippi, Illinois, Louisiana, Indiana Florida, etc. The largest
quantity of riverboats belongs to Florida, notwithstanding the fact
that gambling hasn't been legalized there yet. 12 riverboat casinos
have both Mississippi and Louisiana. Some other states have riverboat
casinos also, but their number isn't that great.
Various rules were applied to riverboat casinos
throughout the history. At the beginning riverboat casinos were allowed
to be run only when sailing. A bit later the ban concerning legal
gambling aboard but in docks was lifted. Since then riverboat casinos
remained moored.
Some states, e. g. Indiana, have its own specific approach to riverboat
casinos that are located on ships that can have no captain and no crew
when a casino is run. In such a way Indiana governors have riverboat
casinos that are no sailing riverboats any longer, but just gambling
establishments.
Each square foot is valuable and states' officials know its real value.
So further changes were approved concerning riverboat casinos that can
be found in any water area. What is more, casinos were allowed to be
built on stilts. So even this decision hasn't moved riverboat casinos a
mile away from water.
Hurricane Katrina of 2005 damaged pretty many riverboat casinos on the
river Mississippi. A great part of them sunk or were beyond
repair. Still some boats are rebuilt, even now being out of operation.
Thus, laws concerning riverboat casinos have been relaxed allowing
casinos to be built on land but not far away from waterways.
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