Louisiana News - Page 17

West Virginia native bests 322 players to take home $22,558.

Two Wall Street Analysts praised the Las Vegas-based gaming company after results from L'Auberge du Lac in Lake Charles, La., and Lumiere Place in St. Louis.

News brief: Leaders of 40 churches throughout St. Tammany Parish sharply criticized plans to establish an entertainment district near Slidell.

News brief: A 60-year-old unarmed security guard was beaten in an attempted robbery outside a truck-stop casino in Louisiana

News brief: Revenue fell at Louisiana casinos more than two percent compared to the same month in 2007.

The Small Town Poker Tour kicks off the 2009 season in Lafayette, Louisiana in an event that will benefit the United Way of Acadiana.

News brief: St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis said he wants to establish an "entertainment district" on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.

Justin "Lockdown Tex" Allen outlasted a field of 103 and took home a first-place prize of over $158,000.

News brief: Conflicting reports say if the man, who had been drinking, had died from the 50-foot-fall.

Barbara Enright, the "Queen of Poker," will be teaching the event at Harrah's New Orleans.

A 31-year-old Louisiana waiter took home over $11,000 in a No-Limit Hold'Em tournament at the Winter Bayou Poker Challenge.

News brief: The study says that up to 50 percent of youths in one parish participate in a form of gambling.

News brief: Races from the New Orleans track will be available through most online and telephone wagering companies.

News brief: Slot revenues have increased purses and attrached top horses, jockeys, trainers and owners.

The Winter Bayou Poker Challenge will feature 15 tournaments in ten days of around-the-clock action.

News brief: Hurricanes Gustav and Ike contributed to a 23 percent drop in revenue as compared to September of last year.

After hearing more than three hours of oral arguments Tuesday on Kentucky's attempt to seize 141 online gambling domains, Judge Thomas Wingate told attorneys they could expect a ruling next week.

Hurricane Ike caused some structural damage at Pinnacle Entertainment's L'Auberge du Lac casino in Lake Charles, La., but the gaming industry emerged relatively unscathed from the massive storm.

Unlike hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Hurricane Gustav caused more disruption than destruction to the Gulf Coast casino industry.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that its Boomtown New Orleans property and its L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La. sustained minor damage in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.