Louisiana News - Page 34

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.

News Brief: Driver fatigue is one of the areas being investigated in Monday's fatal accident in which a motorcoach returning to Houston from a Louisiana casino slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that Sam's Town Shreveport opened to the public this evening.

Louisiana gaming regulators today approved Boyd Gaming Corp.'s $190 million purchase of a Shreveport casino from Harrah's Entertainment Inc.

AXCESS International Inc. reports that Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino will implement AXCESS' ActiveTag RFID technology to prevent state-ordered shutdowns of its slot machine operations in the event of lost slot machine keys.

ews Brief: By a slim margin, a Louisiana House panel endorsed legislation Wednesday that would end a ban on campaign contributions by riverboat gambling interests.

ews Brief: The biggest threat to Senator Cleo Fields' bid to raise boarding fees for the two Baton Rouge riverboat casinos isn't coming from the boats but from a fellow Baton Rouge lawmaker.

News Brief: Louisiana Downs is scheduled to open its new casino facility on Friday, with live racing set to begin on May 14.

News Brief: One of the suspects arrested in an alleged French Quarter drug and gambling operation has had his bond doubled to $300,000.

News Brief: Financially troubled Fair Grounds has submitted a Chapter 11 reorganization plan that calls for the facility to be auctioned through United States bankruptcy court.

News Brief: Discussions between Fair Grounds and Churchill Downs Inc. for the Louisville company to acquire the New Orleans track have stalled.

News Brief: Hillary Crain, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, is being replaced by Governor Kathleen Blanco.

News Brief: The House of Representatives balked at a bill Tuesday that would require casino employees to be at least 21 years old, a proposal that prompted an impassioned speech about war, death and gambling.

News Brief: According to a recent agreement, Churchill Downs Inc. will buy legal claims against the Fair Grounds and assume ownership of the New Orleans track for $45-million.

News Brief: The $137.5 million in Louisiana riverboat revenues for March mark the third consecutive year-over-year decline for the month, dating to a high of nearly $155 million in March 2001.

News Brief: Government and corporate officials in Louisiana are on a mission to make horse racing a key component of the state's marketing and tourism efforts.

News Brief: The deadline for Fair Grounds to file a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court was moved from March 29 to April 15. The track has also filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana.