OTHER NEWS - March 16, 1993

Hilton Receives Riverboat Approval: Hilton Hotels Corp. and New Orleans Paddlewheels Inc. said the Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Commission approved their proposed 2,400-passenger Queen of New Orleans riverboat casino. Hilton said in New Orleans that the riverboat, which would have a 30,000-square-foot casino with 1,400 slot machines and 60 gaming tables, still needs a “suitability” license from the Louisiana State Police Riverboat Gaming Division. It said construction of the vessel will take 15 months, and the riverboat casino is expected to open in the summer of 1994. The project is expected to cost $55 million.