In the high-stakes business of riverboat gaming, it pays completed the first riverboat casino projects in Vicksburg
to place your bets on a winner. From the very beginning of and Greenville, Mississippi. Before the end of 1993, Bender
the riverboat casino boom, Bender
Shipbuilding has delivered boat after
boat — on time and on budget.
With five riverboat projects
completed and ten under construc-
tion, Bender is the nation's top
builder of casino riverboats and
dockside casino barges.
When Illinois river waters
opened to gaming, Bender's swift
90-day conversion raced the Alton
Belle Casino to this market far ahead
of its competition.
Since this record-breaking beginning, Bender
has set the industry standard for rapid delivery in
a business where time means everything.
Bender's conversion of the sleek casino
riverboat Silver Eagle, operating in Galena,
Illinois, was completed in less than 45 days.
Splash, a 400-foot casino/restaurant barge
operating south of Memphis in Tunica,
Mississippi, was converted by Bender in
less than 120 days. Bender recently
will complete the first two riverboat
casinos in the state of Louisiana.
Bender has casinos under
construction for Louisiana, Illinois,
Mississippi, Missouri and Iowa, and
is developing markets in Indiana.
With this impressive track
record, Bender offers you turn-key
entry into the river casino business.
Our experienced staff is fully
knowledgeable in gaming regula-
tions in all states and can serve as
your guide through all the red tape. From initial
design and concept, we can assist you with site
development, securing financing, interior design,
food and beverage planning, land-based support
facilities — everything you'll need to get you to
opening day.
Bender's full-service facilities in Mobile,
Alabama and Braithwaite, Louisiana provide
for maximum flexibility in delivery.
^ ^ ^^ p ^ When all the cards are on the table, the
SHIPBUILDING & REPAIR CO., INC. winning choice is Bender.
265 South Water Street • Mobile, AL 36603 • P.O. Box 42 • Mobile, AL 36601 • Phone: (205) 431-8000 • Fax: (205) 432-2260
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