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Both men operated riverboat casinos in Indiana in the 1990s and shared a business partner in insurance executive Stephen Hilbert.
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Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo headlined Disney’s 2021 adventure movie about a riverboat captain who guides a scientist and her brother on a mission to find the Tree of Life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
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Tony Cook, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
However, a wake from a passing riverboat pulled him under and authorities found his body six days later.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Or maybe a riverboat structure festooned with flying pigs.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo headlined Disney’s 2021 adventure movie about a riverboat captain who guides a scientist and her brother on a mission to find the Tree of Life.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Riverboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverboat. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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riverboat
noun
riv·er·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a boat used (as for carrying passengers or freight) on a river
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