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Harrah’s looking at second riverboat

Monday, Nov. 19, 2001 | 10:10 a.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The owner of a Shreveport riverboat casino wants gambling regulators to decide if a second boat could be brought in to give the operation the 30,000-square-feet of gambling space allowed for each license.

To this point, the state has issued a license for each gambling boat that allows up to 30,000 square feet of space for gambling activities.

However, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas says that because of the way gambling space is calculated, its Shreveport riverboat effectively has only 15,000 square feet.

Harrah's is asking that the Louisiana Gaming Control Board determine whether it can moor a second riverboat alongside its current vessel, while having both casinos operate under one license. The board is scheduled to discuss the case Tuesday.

"Basically, they're suggesting or urging that one reading of the statutes and the regulations could be read in such a way to permit what they are proposing," said Jay Quinlan of the Attorney General's Office Riverboat Gaming Division.

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