MS Lucky Lady ferries its first customers across the Ohio River

RISING SUN, Ind. (WKRC) - Operation of a new ferry began Oct. 3. The MS Lucky Lady runs between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky and Rising Sun, Indiana. Its maiden voyage was at 11 a.m. The purpose of this ferry to help the Rising Star Casino on the Indiana side. To drive from much of Boone County would take 45 minutes to an hour. The ferry takes just four or five minutes. The Rising Star Casino is the hardest of Indiana's casinos to get to in the area. When it opened, it was the only casino. Now there are several casinos and racinos in the Tri-State. It's no secret why the corporation that owns the casino paid the $1.7 million for the project. "Obviously to generate business for the casino," said Full House Resorts CEO Dan Lee. "We're there on the edge of the river. Through fate of history there doesn't happen to be a bridge here. The closest bridges are 20 miles away and so this gives us a direct connection to Boone County which has 120,000 people." The MS Lucky Lady will run seven days a week. It's $5 one way or $8 round trip.