New Orleans Paddlewheels Inc

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.

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.

Hilton Plans Big Riverboat Casino: Hilton Hotels Corp. said it will operate a 3,000-passenger riverboat gambling casino that will cruise the Mississippi River and dock near the New Orleans Hilton. The paddle wheeler will be 400 feet long and 90 feet wide. Its casino, nearly two-thirds the size of a football field, will be jammed with 1,485 slot machines and 66 gambling tables.