SunCruz Casinos
Company type | Transportation |
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Founded | 1994 |
Defunct | 2009 |
Area served | Florida and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U S. |
Key people | Robert Weisberg, Chairman & CEO |
Products | Cruises |
Number of employees | 1,000 |
Website | http://www.suncruzcasino.com |
SunCruz Casinos was one of many cruise lines that offered "cruises to nowhere," legally transporting passengers into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.
Four ships operated out of four ports including
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]
History
In 1994
In September 2007, SunCruz discontinued operation at Palm Beach.[6] Service was subsequently discontinued at Daytona and Treasure Island.
Investigation
In the 2000s, lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff became involved illegally with the sale of the line. Boulis was murdered in 2001.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "SunCruz website". Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Port Authority: SunCruz Casino Closing - News- msnbc.com". December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Greg Pallone. "SunCruz's Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02.
- ^ Price, Wayne T. (11 January 2010). "SunCruz offers apologies". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 14A.
- ^ "U.S. Judge Allows Casino On Ship 3 Miles Offshore". The New York Times. 1997-12-03. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Port of Palm Beach statement". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2018.