Full House Resorts has begun a construction project that will connect its Rising Star Casino Resort in Indiana with communities across the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky.
The Las Vegas-based casino operator said this week it began construction and site improvements for planned ferry service between its 300-room hotel-casino and Boone County, Ky.
The improvements include construction of the ferry boat landings, as well as construction of the access roads to the company’s landing sites in Kentucky and at Rising Star.
Full House CEO Dan Lee told a Cincinnati television station in March the ferries could be operational by July 4 and could carry more than 100 Northern Kentucky gamblers every hour to the region’s smallest gaming facility.
“It’s a pretty a big deal for us. It makes us physically closer to a lot of people,” Lee said.
Full House recently completed construction of the ferry boat, which consists of a push tug and a barge. The construction announcement comes after receiving all necessary pre-construction approvals.
Full House has been working on developing the river crossing for more than two years.
That plan calls for the ferry to make three crossings an hour with a barge that holds 10 cars per trip.
Lee told the television station the Rising Star was planning “significant improvements” to its main entrance, including indoor trees, flooring, lighting and furniture.
“We will have significantly refurbished the arrival by the time ferry service begins in early July,” he said.
