Location: Louisiana

08/23/23 7:48 PM

Louisiana casinos want to lower target job numbers tied to licenses

  • Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator
The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory body expects the state’s riverboat casino operators to request adjustments in the employee... more
08/21/23 7:36 PM

Louisiana: Monthly gaming revenue drops for sixth straight month in Bayou State

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
Gaming revenue in Louisiana continues to fall below 2022 totals. For the sixth consecutive month, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board Monday... more
08/03/23 3:38 PM

Louisiana State football coach cites gambling concerns while adopting new injury reporting policy

  • Brett Martel, Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a... more
07/24/23 8:00 PM

Louisiana: Baton Rouge casino revenues drop in June; statewide revenue of $149M up 2% from 2022

  • Holly Duchmann, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
While other markets around the country are reporting growth in casino revenues, Baton Rouge’s trio of riverboat casinos saw its numbers... more
07/23/23 1:18 PM

Louisiana reaps benefits of first full fiscal year of regulated sports betting

  • Derek Helling, PlayUSA
For anyone reviewing the financials from Louisiana’s regulated gambling activity for the past fiscal year, an appropriate song to play... more
07/20/23 3:39 PM

Louisiana gaming revenue reaches $196 million in June, year-over-year drop of 2%

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Thursday posted revenue of $196 million in June from riverboat casinos and the Harrah’s New Orleans... more
07/13/23 9:07 PM

Louisiana: Queen of Baton Rouge, city’s first land-based casino, opens August 24

  • Robert Stewart, The Advocate
The Queen Baton Rouge, the city’s first land-based casino, will open to the public at 9 p.m. Aug. 24, casino officials confirmed Thursday.... more
07/10/23 9:00 PM

JCM installs new bill validators, cash box system, at Coushatta Casino Resort

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
JCM Global Monday announced the installation of its iVizion bill validators and ICB Intelligent Cash Box system at Coushatta Casino Resort... more
06/26/23 9:06 PM

Louisiana: Treasure Chest Casino deep into $100M move from lake to land

  • Drew Broach, nola.com
At the Treasure Chest casino in Kenner on Thursday, April Winn, 81, put $100 into a Fortune Mint slot machine and began pressing its... more
06/21/23 3:40 PM

Louisiana: Harrah’s New Orleans, a bright spot for casino revenue in May

  • Derek Helling , PlayUSA
The state of Louisiana’s original land-based casino, Harrah’s New Orleans, led the evolution of gaming in the state away from riverboats.... more