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Grand Victoria Casino Boat
Grand Victoria Casino Boat
Grand Victoria Casino Boat Elgin

The Grand Victoria II, since 1996 is the center part of the Grand Victoria Casino & Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana. While the boat is “the finest diesel-electric sternwheeler ever built” (Capt. Don Sanders), she is permanently moored right on Indiana’s state border and can’t move without violating Kentucky’s strict gambling laws.

Buckingham's, the fine dining restaurant at Grand Victoria. On the gambling boat, Grand Victoria stands alone in having dollar games as the most common denomination. In every other casino in Illinois, either penny or 2-cent games command the largest share of floor space.
Grand Victoria Casino is a riverboat-style casino that sits along the Fox River in Elgin and is one of Illinois’ most popular casino destinations. The casino boasts close to 30,000 square feet of gambling space, with over 1,100 slot machines, 40+ Vegas-style table casino games and a dedicated live poker room.

The Grand Victoria II was launched as “Queen of New Orleans” in 1993 by Halter Marine of New Orleans for the Manthe Family.

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The Queen of New Orleans/Flamingo was built as a much larger version of the Creole Queen. Captain Troy Manthe was fond of saying that “the best of the Creole Queen went into the Flamingo.”

In 1995 the boat was sold to Hilton Flamingo in New Orleans where Hilton operated her as a floating casino for about one year. Still officially named “Queen of New Orleans”, she was called “Flamingo” (“Queen of New Orleans” still being painted on the bow, life vests etc.).

Hyatt Gaming bought the vessel in 1996 and renamed her Grand Victoria II.

Capt. Don Sanders says about the boat: “The Flamingo, designed by Guido Perla, is arguably, the finest diesel-electric sternwheeler ever built. We raced and whipped the Mississippi Queen who was running alongside on a full head of steam before we even came ahead on the 1.500 hp paddlewheel over a two-mile course soon after the beautiful boat started running the gamlin’ boat trade, on the Ohio River, opposite Rabbit Hash, about ten years ago.”

The “Flamingo” aka “Queen of New Orleans” in 1995 at New Orleans.

Whistle of the Grand Victoria II

Listen to the whistle of the Grand Victoria II:

Here is a special recording Capt. Don Sanders sent us – the Grand Victoria II greets the Delta Queen as she passes by, and the Delta Queen’s whistle is answering:

Grand Victoria Casino Boat

The Grand Victoria II had been built as a fine paddlewheel riverboat in a time where casino boats still had to cruise while their guest were gambling. So the Grand Victoria II also has a beautiful whistle she still blows as of today when towboats or steamboats like the Delta Queen, American Queen, Mississippi Queen or Belle of Louisville are passing by.

Grand Victoria Casino Boat

When listening to the whistle recording you might recognize that steamy puff-puff – that is from the Belle of Louisville from steam exhaust pipes. The recording was made from aboard the Belle of Louisville when passing the Grand Victoria II on her way to Tall Stacks 2006.

The $4 million renovation of the gambling area of the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin that started in August was recently completed.

Grand Victoria Casino Boat Elgin

The casino's interior got a facelift with updated carpeting, flooring, walls, and light fixtures, which created a brighter gambling space with a more contemporary look, casino marketing manager Marilou Pilman said.

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Next comes the renovation of the pavilion area, for which a timeline hasn't been set yet, she said.

Competition from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which opened in July 2011, was part of the impetus behind the renovation of the 19-year-old Grand Victoria, casino officials said.

Grand Victoria Gambling Boat