 The casino opened for business on November 3, 2006, after a gaming license originally intended for Patoka Lake was transferred to French Lick.Honoring state law allowing only water-based gaming, it was originally designed as a riverboat and surrounded by a small pond (commonly nicknamed the Boat in the Moat).In 2008, the moat was filled in and the casino boat was converted into the state's first land-based casino.