Abandoned Casino Boat Found in River, What Happened?

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Exploring Abandoned Casino Boat with Craps And Poker Tables
The Catfish Bend Casino Boat was a massive, 3-story tall, almost 14,000 square foot casino boat that was docked in a small marina in the City of Fort Madison, Iowa. had everything a patron could ever want. The first and second floors both featured all of the gambling amenities from poker to craps; from slot machines to roulette. There were numerous bars located throughout the first and second floor as well. The third floor consisted of what was the restaurant and banquet hall. This is where the patrons gathered to eat meals during their time on the casino boat. Although the Catfish Bend Casino Boat was a relative success, it could not survive the Great Recession of 2008. The Catfish Casino Boat was completely shuttered by 2008. Unfortunately, it has sat abandoned every since. In recent years, the Catfish Bend Casino Boat has been moved to another marina where it sits today.
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  • @alisonnn0739
    @alisonnn07393 жыл бұрын

    I'm dying🤣🤣🤣 Peacock for the win🦚🦚🦚

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Had to get it done somehow 😂

  • @SarcasticMary
    @SarcasticMary3 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome, you guys. Loved the peacock floatie. 🤣

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

  • @shannonhite5195
    @shannonhite51953 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!! The boat doesn't seemed to have aged too badly. Oy, those stupid bar top machines - I regret every time I have to work on them. Thank you, guys, for sharing another great adventure!! Btw, you go, peacock 😉😁👍

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    Жыл бұрын

    Why do u not like working on those?

  • @Josh-lq5rw
    @Josh-lq5rw2 жыл бұрын

    That boat used to be in Metropolis IL. I worked on it for a little while before it went to Burlington

  • @bleachedin2mysoul
    @bleachedin2mysoul3 жыл бұрын

    This place is awesome!!! It must of been so fun to be there while it was operating!!! Another great explore!!

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the few locations where I could have more fun when the business was active rather than abandoned haha

  • @glenngebauer8558
    @glenngebauer85583 жыл бұрын

    Love this stuff!!!

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Glenn!

  • @goodguy4342
    @goodguy43423 жыл бұрын

    This was a cool video! Thanks for the tour! Dude on the Peacock deserves a trolling motor.

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha for real. That's all they had at Walmart that night so we had to make it work 😂

  • @jan7240
    @jan72403 жыл бұрын

    The way you had to get on that boat is probably the reason it’s not really vandalised. Great tour thanks never been to a casino on dry land let alone on a boat 👍❤️

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes you're correct. They actually have it locked really well also. A few people did it at night time but I wanted natural light for my photos.

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    5 ай бұрын

    ​@@abandonedcentralSo you is sayin u broke an enter?

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    5 ай бұрын

    @@wildestcowboy2668 wow 2 years later on the comment? Please tell me where in the video we broke anything? I’ll wait another 2 years for your response.

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    5 ай бұрын

    @@abandonedcentral I will take that as a yes my homie.

  • @mynamejeff2006
    @mynamejeff20063 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh another sunday video. thanks.

  • @msjdb723
    @msjdb7233 жыл бұрын

    Holy smokes. 4 am, blowing up rafts in the dark, etc. 👍👍👍

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are the best missions!

  • @jojobean2309

    @jojobean2309

    3 жыл бұрын

    If I had a quarter for every time ....

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    Жыл бұрын

    Shake and bake keeps them up for days at a time. Notice the guy twitching as he said craps table......

  • @clairesims7275
    @clairesims72753 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome 🤩 I love that boat. It’s in amazing condition and what a great find. Love the peacock 🦚 man lol fair play! Great explore 🌹

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Claire! This was a really fun explore!

  • @clairesims7275

    @clairesims7275

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abandonedcentral I bet I absolutely loved it 😍

  • @davegreenan
    @davegreenan Жыл бұрын

    I spent several evenings on that boat years ago

  • @kevinbemis4321
    @kevinbemis43213 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Kevin!

  • @Mercury-Wells
    @Mercury-Wells3 жыл бұрын

    Love it! Hope you discover some Morlocks next time lol

  • @SnirlenTV
    @SnirlenTV Жыл бұрын

    The casino began as a riverboat casino on November 16, 1994 and moved onto land in 2007, once Iowa no longer required casinos to be on navigable waterways.

  • @carolevoss7359
    @carolevoss73592 жыл бұрын

    LOL...No, the pit bosses didn't bartend, but that cracked me up!

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    Жыл бұрын

    I laughed at that also, dude is clearly 'tweaking'on some high speed chicken feed

  • @michaelhensley5019
    @michaelhensley50193 жыл бұрын

    Sweet find 🥳

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    This one really was. Thanks for watching!

  • @michaelhensley5019

    @michaelhensley5019

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abandonedcentral gotta support my fellow Detroiters 🥳..

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    Жыл бұрын

    @@michaelhensley5019 Yankee's are silly but I don't think their bad guy's!

  • @tanyastiver9428
    @tanyastiver9428 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job!!! That's a video like I had never seen before. Extremely fascinating and entertaining. Kudos and a big thumbs up to you all. Keep the awesome work. P.S. I would have rather belly floated on the huge floating than to raft as well. Lol

  • @mikepson5867
    @mikepson58673 жыл бұрын

    Hardcore dedication to the cause 🤟usmc goes abandons

  • @MrL4t3
    @MrL4t33 жыл бұрын

    Great .. seen a video of this before.

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @royal_b
    @royal_b2 жыл бұрын

    Thumbs up on the floatie 😂

  • @Penguinluvr68
    @Penguinluvr683 жыл бұрын

    Thought, this seemed familiar, been there. I'm, from the Quad City area. Rock Island, Illinois :)

  • @judydiaz9987
    @judydiaz99872 жыл бұрын

    Worked on this casino boat in Burlington and Ft.Madison, Iowa

  • @sheilaturpin5827

    @sheilaturpin5827

    Жыл бұрын

    What was the name of this boat ?

  • @angelbarnes6218

    @angelbarnes6218

    Жыл бұрын

    Catfish Bend

  • @starbranded2654
    @starbranded26543 жыл бұрын

    RAD AF!!!!

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @megamanx503
    @megamanx503Ай бұрын

    used to work at this casino. wish i was able to actually work on the boat. but i was a few years too late to do so sadly

  • @datsgweeen3410
    @datsgweeen3410 Жыл бұрын

    What was in the duffel?

  • @nonapowless1872
    @nonapowless18722 жыл бұрын

    Incognito to the max 😂

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    2 жыл бұрын

    This was such a fun explore haha!

  • @oscardavidson2139
    @oscardavidson2139 Жыл бұрын

    a nice step into the past

  • @stacibrown8219
    @stacibrown8219 Жыл бұрын

    Is this the old cat fish bend??? From Burlington?

  • @dwightmcqueen5771
    @dwightmcqueen57712 ай бұрын

    Sad to see good boats go to waste

  • @abandonedroadside
    @abandonedroadside3 жыл бұрын

    By lungs!? Whoa!

  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard33472 жыл бұрын

    Whats lovely is that it isnt vandalised and its just left I guess it being in the middle of nowhere helps the peacock and the smaller floaties made me laugh

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea this was really fun one to explore. It's awesome there was no vandalism.

  • @deniseshephard3347

    @deniseshephard3347

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@abandonedcentral I think being in the middle of nowhere dosent just help it but with it being inaccessible to anything people would be watching to see if anything is out of order and report it I think their should be working camers around the vessel as a extra deterrent

  • @sean2ez386
    @sean2ez3862 жыл бұрын

    Any one know where this is ?

  • @mirrorgold9467
    @mirrorgold9467 Жыл бұрын

    Saw someone on reddit said they owned an illegal casino boat

  • @atir1008
    @atir10082 жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised nobody tried to take the boat for themselves since its abandoned

  • @slummadekell7626

    @slummadekell7626

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey man me and you can take it 🤷🏿‍♂️we'll be rich ...think about it

  • @datsgweeen3410

    @datsgweeen3410

    Жыл бұрын

    @@slummadekell7626 lmao

  • @slummadekell7626

    @slummadekell7626

    Жыл бұрын

    @@datsgweeen3410 he never got back to me lol 🤦🏿‍♂️unless he went behind my back and already got it ...

  • @datsgweeen3410

    @datsgweeen3410

    Жыл бұрын

    @@slummadekell7626 most definitely

  • @datsgweeen3410

    @datsgweeen3410

    Жыл бұрын

    @@slummadekell7626 most definitely,bro took it like he playin GTA

  • @user-mk5in9uu9t
    @user-mk5in9uu9tАй бұрын

    Bro how is the bar still have alcohol after all these years

  • @4stone2stoner0
    @4stone2stoner02 жыл бұрын

    Where is this located iv been looking for it for years. Please help!

  • @gaaraofthedesert71

    @gaaraofthedesert71

    Жыл бұрын

    I am too as I've had many family members working here they the years. Google searches still incorrectly list it in Fort Madison, IA but I've not seen it there since 2009

  • @sshumkaer
    @sshumkaer Жыл бұрын

    What wS the casino name

  • @angelbarnes6218

    @angelbarnes6218

    Жыл бұрын

    Catfish Bend , when it was a boat instead of the land casino.

  • @CowpotePodcast62
    @CowpotePodcast623 жыл бұрын

    oh my deal me in

  • @abandonedcentral

    @abandonedcentral

    3 жыл бұрын

    This explore made me wanna go try my luck. It's been a few years since I hit the casino.

  • @charlieave2315
    @charlieave23153 жыл бұрын

    👀

  • @dangrant4459
    @dangrant44592 жыл бұрын

    That boat is in my home town

  • @stacibrown8219

    @stacibrown8219

    Жыл бұрын

    Where is it at?

  • @dangrant4459

    @dangrant4459

    Жыл бұрын

    @@stacibrown8219 dubuque iowa

  • @angelbarnes6218

    @angelbarnes6218

    Жыл бұрын

    Where at in Dubuque?

  • @randalroe1929

    @randalroe1929

    Жыл бұрын

    On the water brainchild!

  • @angelbarnes6218

    @angelbarnes6218

    Жыл бұрын

    No kidding. There was water all over Dubuque area. North of Dubuque? South? By Catfish Charlies?

  • @bevolson7619
    @bevolson76193 жыл бұрын

    Wonder what will happen to it…

  • @balisongman07

    @balisongman07

    Жыл бұрын

    Well that didn't age well lol

  • @chicagochef273
    @chicagochef2733 жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @mynamejeff2006

    @mynamejeff2006

    3 жыл бұрын

    funny beginning huh 😎

  • @samanthalucas8070
    @samanthalucas80702 жыл бұрын

    ABANDONED CENTRAL YOU GUYS ARE SO FUNNY THAT WAS ONE WAY TO USE POOL FLOATIE TO GET TO THE BOAT THAT WAS A AWESOME FIND WE LOVE BOAT IT’S IN AMAZING CONDITION

  • @torreyk0820
    @torreyk0820 Жыл бұрын

    Its cut to take off the name of the casino

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