Louisiana News - Page 33

ews Brief: Just a few years ago, many doubted Harrah's New Orleans Casino would last. Today, the casino is making New Orleans a tourist destination for gamblers.

News Brief: Records of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, which operates a casino in the Lake Charles area, have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury.

News Brief: Gamblers lost $2.1 billion at Louisiana's state-licensed casinos during the twelve months ended June 30, an increase of about 5 percent.

Pinnacle Entertainment Board of Directors has approved an increase in the scope and budget of L'Auberge du Lac, the company's casino resort currently under construction in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The New Orleans City Council on Friday sued Harrah's New Orleans Casino over planned development of the casino's second-floor restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

News Brief: In the decade since horse racing tracks added casino games, so-called racinos grew faster than commercial and American Indian casinos, a study has found.

News Brief: Ralph Reed, Bush campaign strategist for the Southeast, denies that he has been secretly taking funds from a tribe with a casino monopoly as payment to launch a moral crusade against a competitive tribe’s casino plans.

American Indian gambling operations should be restricted to reservations and tribes should not be allowed to buy land anywhere they want for their casinos, a Louisiana congressman told a House panel on Tuesday.

News Brief: Legalized gambling has provided a jackpot of tax dollars for many states, but virtually no money is being funneled to treat the exploding numbers of problem players.

News Brief: Housekeepers found the bodies of two people inside a hotel room at Hollywood Casino Tuesday afternoon.

News Brief: Who will manage a gambling casino to be established by the Jena Band of Choctaws is at the heart of a federal lawsuit filed by a main financial backer against two apparent management corporations.

News Brief: Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino slot revenues held at a steady $5.5 million during the months of May and April despite fluctuations in the number of people who visited.

News Brief: Contested state Tax Commission decisions that have saved a New Orleans floating casino about $1 million over three years are slated for reviews in the coming weeks.

News Brief: With three state and federally recognized Indian tribes now operating casinos and a fourth tribe seeking a compact to open another gambling operation, state lawmakers are leery of granting state recognition to more tribes.

Despite the addition of two new gambling venues over the past year, winnings for Louisiana's state-licensed casinos in May were up only about 3 percent from May 2003.

New video poker truck stops could not be located within 500 feet of residentially zoned property under legislation approved by the House on Monday.

News Brief: Harrah's New Orleans Casino set a revenue record in May, according to numbers released Monday by Louisiana State Police auditors, while a new promotion at Bally's Casino New Orleans does not appear to be making significant changes in the ailing riverboat's fortunes.

News Brief: The nine-member Louisiana Gaming Control Board voted unanimously Monday to approve the sale of Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City to Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

A governor who begins negotiations with an Indian tribe for a compact involving gambling would have to notify lawmakers and parish officials in the area where the casino would be located, under a bill unanimously approved Monday by the state House.

News Brief: Legislation drawn up to let casino employees hold local public offices in Louisiana was amended to limit the bill’s effects.