Casino Property Type
Riverboat Casinos in the US
Statute-mandated water-based gaming in IA, IL, IN, LA, MS, MO — most modern riverboats are permanently moored barges meeting the legal water requirement.
0 US venues in this category.
Editorial Checklist
What to look for in a great Riverboat Casinos property
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Permanently moored, not cruising
A 1990s statutory carve-out required gaming to happen "on water" — modern riverboats are docked permanently and the boarding-fee tradition is mostly gone.
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Hotel adjacency
Most successful riverboats anchor a land-side hotel and dining complex — the regulatory line is the gaming floor itself, not the parking lot.
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Full Class III gaming
Riverboat venues spread the full table-game and slot menu under state Class III regulation, equivalent to a commercial casino.
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Mississippi River corridor
IA + IL + MO concentrate the highest-density riverboat market; Mississippi state itself shifted to land-based gaming in 2005 post-Katrina.