Louisiana: DiamondJacks will likely not reopen until at least 2024

Louisiana: DiamondJacks will likely not reopen until at least 2024

Article brief provided by KSLA-TV
  • Destinee Patterson, KSLA-TV
October 5, 2022 7:12 PM

Louisiana gaming revenue has dipped, working to recover from the pandemic’s hit to the gaming industry.

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Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says the closing of DiamondJacks, the smoking ban, competition from Oklahoma casinos, and the current economy are all playing a role in the dip in revenue.

“We feel good about where we are overall,” Johns said in a one-on-one interview KSLA conducted Wednesday, Oct. 5.

In 2020, the riverboat revenue in the Shreveport-Bossier market ended the year with $425,885,055, dropping from more than $633 million due to the closures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. While gaming revenue did recover somewhat in 2021, so far, 2022′s numbers are still lower than last year.