The steamers weren’t considered floating casinos, but rather, a place where passengers could gamble among themselves. As more cities passed ordinances against gambling houses in urban settings, purveyors moved on to the unregulated (deemed “international”) waters of the Mississippi and other waterways aboard river steamers. The deep-rooted history of riverboat gambling in the U.S. also has major roots in riverboat casinos?
When you think of gambling in the U.S., you probably think of casinos in major gambling hubs such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
