Got back this afternoon from an overnighter to South Carolina to go out on the Victori Casino Cruise out of Little River, SC. The boat is currently sailing twice a day pending the legal dispute between the operators and the State of South Carolina. The operators appeared optimistic about remaining open for business in the area.

This was my first casino cruise, so I can't compare it to other boats, but I can say I had a great time and everyone associated with the operation was extremely friendly and willing to please. The boat left the dock at 7 P.M., crossed the magic 3 mile line about 50 minutes later, and the games began. About 11 P.M. we started back into port.

The boat has 7 BJ tables, 1 craps, 1 roulette, 2 poker, 1 Oasis (CB Stud), and about 200 slot machines. Tables were $5 and up. The boat hasn't received its liquor license yet, but you can carry on spirits and they serve free sandwiches, soft drinks, mixers, and chips (the eating kind).

The Casino Manager, Andrew Suggett, stated the boat originated in Louisiana, moved to Florida (Jacksonville I think) and on to SC. The chips followed the boat. The $1 are HS "Louisiana Cruise LTD". The $5 and up are coin inlay "South Seas". The tokens are "Casino Ventures". Any of you Florida experts know more about these? Mr. Suggett was very chipper friendly, and let me purchase what chips I wanted (but not any roulettes). He brought out the higher denomination ($500) for me to photograph. He stated that he does not plan to change the rack.

Driving into the area you see numerous signs for "Casinos". These are video poker bars. Didn't see much business going on at any.

The area has the beach, golf, seafood (including oysters for Greg) and the boat.
Would reccommend going out on the Victori is you're in the area.

Check out the link below for scans of chips. I have $1 and $5 chips and .25 and $1 tokens for trade or sale.

Bob