Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack News

The market access agreement is BlueBet’s third in the U.S. and will enable BlueBet Louisiana to operate a new online sportsbook in Louisiana. The agreement has a 10-year term.

Caesars Entertainment VICI Properties announced they have completed the previously disclosed transaction to sell Harrah's Louisiana Downs Casino, Racing & Entertainment to Rubico Acquisition for $22 million.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., and VICI Properties Inc. today announced definitive agreements to sell Harrah's Louisiana Downs Casino, Racing & Entertainment to Rubico Acquisition Corp. for $22.0 million.

Many gamblers have their eyes set on Las Vegas for when casinos begin to reopen. In the meantime, other U.S. states are making great strides and started welcoming back guests.

In order to comply with certain guidelines, slot machines are being spaced out properly to abide by social distancing rules and the two casinos can only operate at 25% capacity.

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, Harrah's New Orleans Casino and Harrah's Louisiana Downs announced on Facebook that they will be extending their temporary closures until further notice.

Governor John Bel Edwards ordered the state’s 20 casinos, including Horseshoe Casino & Hotel in Bossier City and Harrah's Louisiana Downs, to suspend gambling operations up to 30 days, beginning 17 March 2020.

The company has announced that 25 of its resorts and three attractions have earned the 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Caesars Entertainment is exploring options for its Grand Casino in Biloxi, which was damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Storms threatening the levees in Bossier City caused Louisiana Downs to evacuate horses and close the casino.

News Brief: The racing industry has come to terms with the idea that slots players are not horseplayers, but horse racing can still learn a lot from slot machines.

News Brief: Louisiana's casinos took in a combined $58.4 million in September, down from $59.3 million in August.

Visitors to Harrah's Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack were greeted with skydiving chicken as part of a new promotion at the casino called Chick-Tac-Dough.

Harrah's Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino and Youbet.com, Inc. are joining forces to help build the online segment of the track's pari-mutuel wagering business.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment forecast a slow recovery in its hurricane-ravaged casino business in Louisiana and Mississippi, but was confident about the long-term prospects.

Churchill Downs Incorporated is exploring options to conduct a portion of Fair Grounds Race Course's 2005-2006 live race meet at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

News Brief: Former NFL quarterback and current Shreveport resident Billy Joe Tolliver has joined the staff of Horseshoe Casino and Hotel and Harrah's Louisiana Downs to work in player development.

The Texas economy suffered another blow when Louisiana Downs recently announced an increase in the average 2005 daily purse offerings up to $210,000.

Harrah's Operating Company, Inc. has named Patrick Dennehy Senior Vice President and General Manager of Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino and the nearby Harrah's Louisiana Downs thoroughbred racetrack and casino.

News Brief: Delta Downs Racetrack & Casino reigned as Louisiana's top moneymaking racino in the first six months of 2004, according to figures from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.