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Illinois Riverboat Dismantled

ILLINOIS – As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times: "Eleven years after it was launched with much fanfare, the Aurora gambling boat City of Lights II -- docked upstream from Hollywood Casino -- is in the discard pile.

"After receiving final assurance that Illinois won't return to the days of requiring casinos to actually float, Hollywood Casino has begun dismantling the boat.

"It is a mark of the evolution of gambling in Aurora -- from cruising boats, to floating dockside, to a land-based dockside facility.

"…City of Lights II was launched in May 1993, shortly after City of Lights I. At the time, the two boats were identical -- 11,000 square feet and 420 tons, including 350 tons of steel. The first boat was eventually doubled in size…"

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