Businessman faces battle to operate casino cruises - 2004-02-24
An Upstate businessman who wants to run gambling cruises-to-nowhere from the docks of this sleepy Colleton County beach town is confronted with a battle from town officials.
The ships carry gamblers off the coast beyond the 3-mile line marking international waters, then fire up slot machines and open table games like blackjack, poker and roulette.
He said uniformity is the argument and that it is illegal to permit casino boats in one county, Horry, and outlaw them in others.
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