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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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Dining options include: the
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