Louisiana News - Page 26

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

News Brief: The two casino riverboats that sit on the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge have reaped huge benefits since hurricane evacuees poured into the area.

News Brief: Governor Kathleen Blanco apparently will not include in her special session agenda Mayor Ray Nagin’s proposal to turn New Orleans into the Las Vegas of the South.

Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment reopened portions of its casino in hurricane-ravaged St. Charles, La., over the weekend.

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.

News Brief: L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles announced today that it will reopen its casino and buffet areas this Friday, Oct. 7, and plans to reopen its additional facilities Tuesday, Oct. 11.

News Brief: A New Orleans storm victim who spent just $4.25 in a slot machine has won a $1.6 million jackpot.

Harrah’s Entertainment provides an update on damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Nevada lawmakers launched a campaign Friday to support gaming companies seeking the government's help to rebuild casinos damaged or destroyed by Gulf Coast hurricanes.

Two major hurricanes that shut down almost two dozen casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi, along with the subsequent increase in gasoline prices, worked to depress the value of gaming stocks during September.

Pinnacle Entertainment on Friday became the first gaming operator to reopen a hurricane damaged casino in New Orleans, but a dispute with its primary insurance carrier could affect redevelopment plans.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is reopening its Boomtown New Orleans casino in Harvey, La., which had closed and been evacuated as Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29.

Boyd Gaming Corporation has reported that, upon a preliminary assessment, its Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana experienced wind and water damage as the result of Hurricane Rita.

News Brief: While Mississippi is moving forward on a proposal to allow the floating casinos damaged by hurricanes to rebuild on land, Louisiana is starting to think about the same thing.

Reports from some casino companies today indicate that Louisiana casinos sustained relatively modest damage from Hurricane Rita, which touched down just east of the Texas-Louisiana border early Saturday.

Boyd Gaming Corporation has established separate employee assistance hotlines for both of its Louisiana properties.

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. reports that L'Auberge du Lac, the Company's casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is in the process of closing in preparation for Hurricane Rita, which is expected to pass through or near Lake Charles within the next 48 hours.

A successful return of casino gaming is vital to revitalizing the Gulf Coast's travel industry, a Gulf Coast tourism official said Tuesday.

Furthering its efforts to assist its nearly 8,000 employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. reports the opening of the Harrah's Baton Rouge Employee Information Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

With the fifth annual Global Gaming Expo being dubbed a success by its sponsors from the American Gaming Association, the gaming industry is looking towards the future and rebuilding the Gulf Coast casino industry.