to reduce construction costs by eliminating the steel deck plate since a concrete deck is required even with a steel deck.Īrchitects for the building project were Dale and Associates, Jackson, Mississippi. This design technique was developed by DeJong & Lebet, Inc. The barges are constructed of steel, except for the Main Deck, which is a 10½” thick concrete slab. Each barge measures approximately 200’x100’x16’. The casino is actually mounted on two barges, which were built at Halter Marine in Port Bienville, Mississippi. also designed the two casino vessels that were replaced by the barge-mounted casino. The barges for the new facility were designed by DeJong & Lebet, Inc., Naval Architects, Jacksonville, Florida. The building on a barge replaces two USCG certified vessels that have been at the facility since 1993, the m/v NORTHERN STAR, a cruise-ship type vessel, and m/v SOUTHERN STAR, a sternwheeler.
Harrah’s recently opened a new barge mounted casino at their Joliet, Illinois property on the Des Plaines River near Chicago.
