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Illinois enacted a riverboat casino law in 1990 authorizing licenses for ten casinos to open around the state. One of the licenses was guaranteed to East St. Louis, in an effort to help the financially troubled city. The group that would ultimately open the Casino Queen, led by real estate developer
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Changed regulations led to the casino to be moved inland in 2007, but the gaming floor would still be required to float on water. To meet the requirements, the casino building has a basin filled with 340,000 US gallons (1,300,000 L; 280,000 imp gal) of water on which the gaming floor
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The Casino Queen opened on June 23, 1993. It was viewed positively by most city officials and residents, as the struggling city desperately needed both a revenue source and employment opportunities for its residents. Casino Queen originally operated on a boat called the White Star One.
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was placed. The move inland also allowed the casino to add 10,000 additional square feet of gaming space. In 2014, the White Star One was auctioned off and sold for $ 600,000. Casino Queen has generated over $ 160 million for the city of East St. Louis between 1993 and 2009.
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The casino includes both 1,100 slots and 34 table games in its 38,000 square feet of gaming space. Per
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Dining options include: the
Bridgeway restaurant, the 3 Woks Noodle Bar restaurant, a That Chickn' Place chicken stand, QBar and Front Street Coffee.
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Construction of a hotel began in 1998. The 157-room hotel, built at a cost of $ 15 million, opened in
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514:Gauen, Patrick E. (May 15, 1992).
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