A 1997 News Tribune story marking its opening reported that the Puyallup Tribe purchased the boat for $13 million and that the total project cost $21 million.
According to the publication, the 700,000-square-foot, four-deck boat was built in 1995 by Louisiana-based Quality Shipyard and Kehl River Boats at a cost of $15 million. Before the sale, the riverboat was listed last year in Northwest Yachting Magazine.
