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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8230208, member: 20201&quot;]<b>1991 Diamond Lady Riverboat - Buffalo Bill</b></p><p><b>25 Cent Casino Token</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1446737[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1446738[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><br /></p><p>This little casino chip was only worth a quarter on the &quot;Diamond Lady&quot;. I found it looking for Buffalo Bill stuff but it was a double win for me because I love the rivers and am a fan of Wm F. Cody.</p><p>I spent many a night on the river catfishing.</p><p>It must have been used for the slot machines on board?</p><p><br /></p><p>On April 1, 1991, the &quot;Diamond Lady&quot;, built by Bernie Goldstein, set sail from Bettendorf, Iowa, on the first legal riverboat gaming cruise since the 19th century.</p><p>Those new casino boats then were rather small in comparison to some of the riverboat gaming properties today. Casinos on the water were immediately popular, and encouraged the growth of the riverboat industry in Iowa and later across the Midwest.</p><p>After a couple decades of sailing, the &quot;Diamond Lady&quot; was in rough shape and all the gambling tables, machines and even the gift shop souvenirs were taken ashore thrown in dumpsters and hauled to shredders and then to a landfill.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grand Majestic Riverboat Co. overhauled the 201 foot long 50 foot wide former Iowa casino boat &quot;Diamond Lady&quot; to take 70 passengers on 7 to 21 night cruises.</p><p>Newly named &quot;Grand Majestic&quot; sails not only the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, but also the Cumberland, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois and the Missouri rivers as well as the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.</p><p><br /></p><p>The multi-million dollar project included a complete re-powering of the vessel that now has three Caterpillar 3412 engines, one of which drives the paddlewheel, and an interior gutted and refurbished with cabins, a dining area and a lounge.</p><p>Work was done in the New Orleans area, and the boat is home ported in Covington, Ky.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1446739[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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