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Riverboats at the Gateway Arch Enjoy some of the best views of the Gateway Arch and St. Louis’ working riverfront on a riverboat cruise. Whether you’re in the mood for a romantic dinner, a relaxing tour, or a floating party with live music and dancing, we have a cruise to suit your interests. Which cruises are offered at this time?
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Make any night special. Our flagship evening cruise features live music, a chef-inspired menu and captivating views of the St. Louis skyline. This two-hour cruise is perfect for celebrating a special occasion, enjoying a romantic night out or just relaxing on the water. Take a stroll around the top deck to see the city from brand new angles as it lights up the night sky.
- The Casino Queen, a riverboat casino formerly located on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River near St. Louis Casino Boat on the Mississippi River, Natchez, Mississippi Sam's Town riverboat casino on the Red River, Shreveport, Louisiana.
- The Casino Queen is 70 feet longer than the Admiral, a shuttered excursion boat on the St. Louis waterfront that's the most likely candidate for a casino conversion should waterway wagering be.
Skyline Dinner Menu
Salad
Garden Salad with Select Dressing
Main Course
Chicken Marsala: Pan-seared and seasoned chicken breast smothered in house-made Marsala wine sauce atop creamy mashed potatoes. Served with sautéed haricots verts.
Drunken ‘Bella: Portabella mushroom cap soaked in love (white wine marinade) and grilled atop lemon caper capellini pasta. Topped with parmesan cheese.
Jerk-Spiced Seared Salmon: 6 oz. salmon rubbed in house-made jerk spice. Served with flavorful coconut rice, all topped with a grilled pineapple chutney.
Petit Filet: Beef tenderloin herb crusted and pan seared to perfection. Served alongside garlic orzo and haricots verts and topped with house-made Béarnaise.
Kids Options
Macaroni & Cheese with a side of fruit
Grilled Chicken with a side of mashed potatoes
Dessert
Chef’s Choice
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*Menus are subject to change at the chef’s discretion.
Due to the nature of food preparation facilities, we are unable to accommodate special dietary requests for our buffet menus. Food is prepared fresh for each cruise and cross-contact of food products is possible during the preparation process.
A riverboat casino is a type of casino on a riverboat found in several states in the United States with frontage on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, or along the Gulf Coast. Several states authorized this type of casino in order to enable gambling but limit the areas where casinos could be constructed; it was a type of legal fiction as the riverboats were seldom if ever taken away from the dock.
History[edit]
Paddlewheel riverboats had long been used on the Mississippi River and its tributaries to transport passengers and freight. After railroads largely superseded them, in the 20th century, they were more frequently used for entertainment excursions, sometimes for several hours, than for passage among riverfront towns. They were often a way for people to escape the heat of the town, as well as to enjoy live music and dancing. Gambling was also common on the riverboats, in card games and via slot machines.
When riverboat casinos were first approved in the late 20th century by the states, which generally prohibited gaming on land, these casinos were required to be located on ships that could sail away from the dock. In some areas, gambling was allowed only when the ship was sailing, as in the traditional excursions. They were approved in states with frontage along the Mississippi and its tributaries, including Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri. Illinois also allowed limited riverboat casinos in the Chicago metropolitan area, which has a Mississippi River connection through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, while Northwest Indiana has three 'riverboat' casinos in harbors along Lake Michigan.
As an example, in 1994 Missouri voters approved amending the state constitution to allow 'games of chance' on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. By 1998, 'according to the state Gaming Commission, just three of the 16 operations comprising Missouri's $652-million riverboat gambling industry [were] clearly on the main river channel.' The state supreme court had ruled that boats had to be 'solely over and in contact with the surface' of the rivers.[1] Several casinos had been located on riverboats located in a moat or an area with water adjacent to a navigable waterway, leading them to be referred to as 'boats in moats.'[1] The state legislatures were unwilling to give up the revenues generated by gambling. Over time, they allowed gaming casinos to be built on stilts, though with the requirement they had to be over navigable water.
Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which destroyed most riverboat casinos and their associated facilities of hotels, restaurants, etc., in states along the Gulf Coast, several states changed their enabling legislation or amended constitutions. They permitted such casinos to be built on land within certain geographic limits from a navigable waterway. Most of Mississippi's Gulf Coast riverboat casinos have been rebuilt on beachfronts with solid foundation systems since the hurricane.
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References[edit]
- ^ abSloca, Paul (18 January 1998). 'Missouri's 'Boats in Moats' Get That Sinking Feeling'. Associated Press. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
External links[edit]
- Partial listing of permanently moored casinos, DeJong and Lebet, Inc., Naval Architects and Marine Designers