Abandoned Casino Boat Found in River, What Happened?

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]

I'm dying🤣🤣🤣 Peacock for the win🦚🦚🦚

[@abandonedcentral]

Had to get it done somehow 😂

[@SarcasticMary]

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

[@abandonedcentral]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@Josh-lq5rw]

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

[@glenngebauer8558]

Love this stuff!!!

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching Glenn!

[@shannonhite5195]

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]

Why do u not like working on those?

[@mynamejeff2006]

Ahhh another sunday video. thanks.

[@davegreenan]

I spent several evenings on that boat years ago

[@bleachedin2mysoul]

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

[@abandonedcentral]

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

[@kevinbemis4321]

Awesome!

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks Kevin!

[@Mercury-Wells]

Love it! Hope you discover some Morlocks next time lol

[@goodguy4342]

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

[@abandonedcentral]

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

[@SnirlenTV]

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.

[@clairesims7275]

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]

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

[@clairesims7275]

@@abandonedcentral I bet I absolutely loved it 😍

[@mikepson5867]

Hardcore dedication to the cause 🤟usmc goes abandons

[@msjdb723]

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

[@abandonedcentral]

They are the best missions!

[@jojobean2309]

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

[@wildestcowboy2668]

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

[@michaelhensley5019]

Sweet find 🥳

[@abandonedcentral]

This one really was. Thanks for watching!

[@michaelhensley5019]

@@abandonedcentral gotta support my fellow Detroiters 🥳..

[@wildestcowboy2668]

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

[@MrL4t3]

Great .. seen a video of this before.

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@tanyastiver9428]

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

[@jan7240]

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]

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]

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

[@abandonedcentral]

@@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]

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

[@Penguinluvr68]

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

[@royal_b]

Thumbs up on the floatie 😂

[@carolevoss7359]

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

[@wildestcowboy2668]

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

[@datsgweeen3410]

What was in the duffel?

[@starbranded2654]

RAD AF!!!!

[@abandonedcentral]

Thanks for watching!

[@judydiaz9987]

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

[@sheilaturpin5827]

What was the name of this boat ?

[@angelbarnes6218]

Catfish Bend

[@megamanx503]

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

[@stacibrown8219]

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

[@nonapowless1872]

Incognito to the max 😂

[@abandonedcentral]

This was such a fun explore haha!

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

Sad to see good boats go to waste

[@oscardavidson2139]

a nice step into the past

[@abandonedroadside]

By lungs!? Whoa!

[@deniseshephard3347]

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]

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

[@deniseshephard3347]

@@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]

Any one know where this is ?

[@4stone2stoner0]

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

[@gaaraofthedesert71]

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

[@mirrorgold9467]

Saw someone on reddit said they owned an illegal casino boat

[@atir1008]

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

[@slummadekell7626]

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

[@datsgweeen3410]

@@slummadekell7626 lmao

[@slummadekell7626]

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

[@datsgweeen3410]

@@slummadekell7626 most definitely

[@datsgweeen3410]

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

[@dangrant4459]

That boat is in my home town

[@stacibrown8219]

Where is it at?

[@dangrant4459]

@@stacibrown8219 dubuque iowa

[@angelbarnes6218]

Where at in Dubuque?

[@randalroe1929]

On the water brainchild!

[@angelbarnes6218]

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

[@user-mk5in9uu9t]

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

[@sshumkaer]

What wS the casino name

[@angelbarnes6218]

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

[@CowpotePodcast62]

oh my deal me in

[@abandonedcentral]

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

[@bevolson7619]

Wonder what will happen to it…

[@balisongman07]

Well that didn't age well lol

[@samanthalucas8070]

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

[@charlieave2315]

👀

[@chicagochef273]

😂😂

[@mynamejeff2006]

funny beginning huh 😎

[@torreyk0820]

Its cut to take off the name of the casino