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The Texas Treasure casino ship, seen in Port Aransas in 2007. Gambling boats have operated at times out of Texas ports, taking passengers on one-day "cruises to nowhere" in international waters, where there are no gambling laws.
The vessel operated casino cruises from Freeport, Texas in late 2001 and early 2002 then from Port Aransas, Texas, for the remainder of the 2002 season before being mothballed at Freeport, Bahamas, and placed for sale, following the failure of U.S. Coast Guard safety and U.S. government hygiene inspections.
A gambling ship is the term for a ship stationed offshore in or transiting to international waters to evade local anti-gambling laws that is dedicated to games of chance. This applies both to ships which are permanently moored somewhere outside the limits, or, when legal, that can transit back and forth from a nearby port where it is not.
Texas Ethics Commission records show the group donated $10,000 to the Texas Democratic Party and $25,000 to the Texas Republican Party in July for party convention sponsorship costs.
On December 16, 2009, SunCruz Casinos was reported to be closing amid reports of owing $300,000 to the Canaveral Port Authority. [2] Parent company Ocean Casino Cruises filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 28. [3] At the time of the filing of bankruptcy, there were about 300 full-time and part-time employees. [4]
When will MSC launch cruises from Texas? Seascape will sail its first cruise from the Port of Galveston on November 9, 2025. The line has been in negotiations with the port over a new cruise ...
The Texas Treasure casino ship, seen in Port Aransas in 2007 By the mid-20th century, most major vice activities were being actively targeted by law enforcement in the state. Though alcohol sale and consumption was legalized, in many areas it was still substantially restricted and, even today, some counties in the state remain dry or retain ...
Port Aransas Community Park at 700 Clark Parkway A free golf cart shuttle will also be available to transport guests to the North entrance and back. The last golf cart shuttle is at 7:30 p.m.