Amelia Belle Casino News

News Brief: Voters in St. Mary Parish will decide Saturday whether to allow the owners of a riverboat casino to permanently dock the vessel in the parish.

News Brief: A federal judge has agreed to let the Orleans Levee Board seize the storm-damaged Belle of Orleans gambling boat.

Columbia Sussex Corp. announced Monday the property will be renamed MontBleu in an attempt to capture a theme that mirrors the character of Lake Tahoe.

Analysts say the sale of the Bally's riverboat casino in New Orleans by Caesars Entertainment Inc. may not be the last move by Caesars in the coming months as the company prepares for its merger with Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

Caesars Entertainment Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Bally's Casino New Orleans to an affiliate of Columbia Sussex Corporation for approximately $24 million.

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

News Brief: Contested state Tax Commission decisions that have saved a New Orleans floating casino about $1 million over three years are slated for reviews in the coming weeks.

News Brief: Short of a hurricane, a bad leak or some other calamity, it's hard to imagine how the value of a floating casino could drop from more than $20 million one year to $6.5 million the next.

As part of a new marketing campaign featuring the incomparable ‘Loose Slot Louie,’ Bally's management is loosening more than 1,000 slots in the company's Louisiana riverboat casino.

News Brief: Another quarter and another earnings report have gone by, and Park Place Entertainment Corp. has had nothing to say about its plans for the ailing Bally's Casino New Orleans.