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Churchill Downs Explores Options for Fair Grounds Race Meet

2 September 2005

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.

New Orleans Conventions Consider Las Vegas

2 September 2005

Representatives of several conventions and trade shows scheduled to occur in New Orleans within the next 30 to 60 days have contacted local travel officials to ask about moving their events to Las Vegas.

Casino Firms Worry About Employees

1 September 2005

Casino companies say they are focused on the immediate hurricane relief effort and are trying to reconnect with employees.

Evangeline Downs Donates Day's Revenues to Relief Fund

1 September 2005

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino is donating 100% of its revenues from Sunday's, September 4th, racing program to the Acadiana Chapter of the Red Cross Relief Fund.

Churchill Downs Activates Information Hurricane Hotline

31 August 2005

Churchill Downs Incorporated has activated a toll-free information hotline for its Louisiana employees displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Harrah's Entertainment Provides Update of Hurricane Damage

31 August 2005

Harrah’s is still unable to estimate the full extent of damage at Harrah's New Orleans, Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Gulfport, although it is apparent that the Biloxi and Gulfport properties have suffered extensive damage.

Fair Grounds Race Course Sustains Hurricane Damage

31 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina caused damage to Churchill Downs’ Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Casinos Packed, But With Nonplayers

29 August 2005

International News Brief: The evacuees came into Shreveport-Bossier City casinos weary-eyed with suitcases in hand and small children in tow.

Casinos Shelter Hurricane Evacuees

29 August 2005

News Brief: Hurricane Katrina evacuees at Louisiana casinos are getting water, juice and donuts this morning as they nervously watch what’s going on in their hometowns.

Hurricane to Hurt Casinos

29 August 2005

News Brief: Hurricane Katrina may cause casinos in the affected areas to lose millions of dollars each day they are closed, analysts said Monday.

Harrah's Wants Bigger Hotel

19 August 2005

News Brief: Four years after winning a concession from the Louisiana Legislature to operate a 450-room hotel,which is only months away from opening, Harrah's New Orleans Casino is looking for more.

L'Auberge du Lac Fuels Louisiana's Casino Numbers

18 August 2005

Without the nearly $20 million in gaming revenues contributed by Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment's new Louisiana resort during July, casinos in the Southern state would have collectively seen their monthly gaming figures decrease year-over-year.

Louisiana Compulsive Gambling Programs get Donation

16 August 2005

News Brief: A $79,722 donation given from the Louisiana Casino Association to the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling on Monday will go toward building an outpatient program.

Former Athlete Joins Horseshoe Casino Team

16 August 2005

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.

L'Auberge du Lac Implements Customer System

16 August 2005

L'Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino implements the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System to manage food & beverage and retail operations, and the MICROS iCare Gift Card Solution, a full featured guest relations management and gift card module.

Man Sold Illegal Slot Machines On eBay

10 August 2005

News Brief: An investigation stemming from October 2004 led to the arrest of an Indiana man who was selling illegal slot machines over eBay to people in 10 Louisiana parishes.

St. Bernard Parish Stops New Gambling Truck Stops

3 August 2005

St. Bernard Parish has ordered a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops while the parish government tries to change zoning laws to restrict the locations of the mini-casinos.

Louisiana Parish Approves Video Poker Moratorium

3 August 2005

News Brief: The St. Bernard Parish Council on Tuesday approved a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops, temporarily halting new permits for such businesses while officials try to tweak zoning laws to restrict their location in the future.

New Resort Boosts Pinnacle

3 August 2005

The Memorial Day weekend opening of the $365 million L'Auberge du Lac resort in Lake Charles, La., propelled Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment to one of the company's strongest-ever quarterly financial reports.

Louisiana Video Poker Take Up

22 July 2005

Video poker's take from gamblers increased during Louisiana's last fiscal year, along with the number of truck stop mini-casinos hosting the machines.

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