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Chicago Looks Into Building Entertainment Complex/ Five Gaming Boats Chicago legislators are report- edly looking into raising the $1 bil- lion needed to establish a riverboat casino complex, which, as currently outlined, includes plans for five riverboats along 150 acres of the Chicago River. The legislation, in its infancy at press time, would increase the state's gaming tax from 20 to 25 percent for the Chicago riverboats. The city would also impose an eight percent franchise fee to the developers of the project. Casino America Debuts 45,000-sq.-ft. Dockside Facility In Biloxi Casino America recently unveiled its new floating pavilion, a facility which reportedly enhances the tropi- cal theme and substantially in- creases the size of the company's Isle of Capri Casino in Biloxi, Miss. The two-story pavilion contains 45,000-sq.-ft. of gaming space, a space which features 1,200 slot ma- chines, 50 gaming tables and 14 poker tables. It is located next to the casino's existing riverboat, the Emerald Lady, which has 15,000-sq.-ft. of gaming space, including 500 slot machines. The Biloxi facility previously was comprised of two riverboats joined by a floating pavilion. The company is relocating one of the riverboats and the old pavilion to the new Isle of Capri Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. Riverboat Gaming Receipts Rise In Illinois Riverboat casino May wins to- taled more than $13.8 million, up from $13.6 million in April, accord- ing to figures supplied to the Illinois Gaming Board. Riverboat casino admissions to- taled 848,513 in June, compared with 684,377 in May. For the fiscal year-to-date, begin- ning July 1, the gaming board said adjusted gross receipts and admis- sions were as follows for the follow- ing vessels: Boat Adjusted Gross Receipts Admissions Vessel Receipts Admissions Alton Belle $54,447,849 862,676 E. Peoria Par-A-Dice $56,419,767 1,099,459 Casino Rock Island $35,836,457 846,425 Joliet Empress $162,370,099 1,973,048 Jo Daviess Silver Eagle $31,293,932 860,427 Metropolis Players $20,396,181 426,816 August, 1993 MTU Improves 396 Series Engine Line MTU Friedrichshafen has report- edly perfected both the injection and supercharging methods on its "396" engines, effectively reducing con- sumption figures for the TE marine version. Touting it as a future-ori- ented concept, injection refinement has also led to optimized combus- tion with the added benefit of fuel efficiency and reduced exhaust emis- sion, reports the manufacturer. Thermal engine loading has dimin- ished so that the power reduction under conditions of 45-degrees Cel- sius air/32 degree Celsius seawater will be as little as three percent, as compared to the previous 11 per- cent. For more information on the 396 series from MTU, Circle 53 on Reader Service Card The MTU 396 Series engine was recently im- proved. Circle 287 on Reader Service Card 39
