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Top-10 Gambling Destinations

12 October 2007

Our Top-10 list of Gambling Destinations begins in New England, travels the high seas to China and lands in Las Vegas.

Public vote on Baton Rouge casino proposal

12 October 2007

News Brief: The Metro Council decided Wednesday to let parish voters determine Feb. 9 whether Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. can build a casino in south Baton Rouge.

Pinnacle Entertainment approved for Louisiana project

19 September 2007

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that the Louisiana Gaming Control Board has approved its plans for a hotel and gaming entertainment project on more than 550 acres of land in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge to sue Pinnacle Entertainment

13 September 2007

News Brief: By a vote of 7-0, the Metro Council voted Wednesday to file a lawsuit and use any legal means necessary to get information about the economic impact of Pinnacle Entertainment’s proposed riverboat casino project in south Baton Rouge.

Evangeline Downs results up

10 September 2007

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino recently finished its 2007 spring/summer season with across-the-board gains in several major categories.

Fair Grounds opens slots facility

7 September 2007

Fair Grounds Race Course enters a new era with the opening of a temporary slot-machine gaming facility at 10 a.m. Sept. 21, Fair Grounds President Randall Soth announced today.

Hurricane Katrina aftermath: Renewed, reborn

27 August 2007

Wednesday marks two years since Hurricane Katrina roared across the Gulf of Mexico and demolished the vibrant casino industry that had flourished along Mississippi's Gulf Coast.

Louisiana casinos donate to local charity

15 August 2007

News Brief: Shreveport-Bossier City casinos today gave $63,084 to the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling in recognition of Responsible Gaming Week, which started Monday and ends Friday.

Louisiana video bingo parlor opens

1 August 2007

News Brief: A third video bingo parlor has opened in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, while a video bingo operator has expressed an interest in opening a parlor in Ponchatoula, officials said Tuesday.

Evangeline Downs chosen for championship

18 July 2007

The Bank of America Racing Challenge and the American Quarter Horse Association have selected Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas, Louisiana as the host site of the 2008 Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships and AQHA Racing Conference.

GameTech approved for MegaPlex

18 July 2007

GameTech International, Inc. has received approval to install the MegaPlex series of video poker machines from the Louisiana Gaming Commission.

Biloxi casinos report record results

16 July 2007

News Brief: Despite the effects of Hurrican Katrina, business in the gambling halls of Biloxi, Mississippi, has reached all-time highs in recent months.

Louisiana casino tax bill approved

20 June 2007

News Brief: House-passed legislation that could allow East Baton Rouge Parish to collect more taxes from riverboat gambling gained Senate committee approval Tuesday.

Jena Band of Choctaws presents casino plans

14 June 2007

News Brief: Grant Parish, Louisiana, police jurors are scheduled to listen Thursday as Jena Band of Choctaws tribal representatives present arguments in favor of a gaming compact.

Louisiana senate committee reaches video bingo decision

6 June 2007

News Brief: A Louisiana senate committee reached a compromise Tuesday on legislation that aims to rein in a trend toward video bingo games that resemble slot machines.

Louisiana casino considers tower expansion

18 May 2007

News Brief: The company that took over bankrupt Hollywood Casino about two years ago hopes to build a 300-room tower next to its existing one in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana.

L'Auberge du Lac expansion reaches milestone

16 May 2007

Pinnacle Entertainment reports the "topping out" of its hotel tower expansion at L'Auberge du Lac, the Company's $370 million casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Pinnacle request denied

10 May 2007

News Brief: Pinnacle Entertainment’s bid to schedule a July 21 election for its proposed south Baton Rouge riverboat casino turned out to be a bust due to denied request to get the deadline waived.

Louisiana board sued for information

10 May 2007

News Brief: Hollywood Casino owners have sued the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to get information about a planned third riverboat casino in Baton Rouge.

Louisiana tribe plans casino

5 April 2007

News Brief: An American Indian chief announced Wednesday that her tribe, Jena Band of Choctaws, has received federal approval to open Louisiana’s fourth Indian casino in southern Grant Parish.

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