Location: Louisiana

10/18/22 3:00 PM

Louisiana: Kenner’s Treasure Chest Casino breaks ground on $100 million land-based gaming hall

  • Blake Paterson, NOLA.com
With gold-plated shovels in hand, officials broke ground Tuesday on Kenner’s new land-based Treasure Chest Casino, a more than $100 million... more
10/10/22 7:07 PM

Louisiana: Belle of Baton Rouge casino reopens with new players club, management system

  • Timothy Boone, The Advocate
The Belle of Baton Rouge is back open after closing for several days last week to put in a new casino management system and a new player... more
10/05/22 7:12 PM

Louisiana: DiamondJacks will likely not reopen until at least 2024

  • Destinee Patterson, KSLA-TV
Louisiana gaming revenue has dipped, working to recover from the pandemic’s hit to the gaming industry. Louisiana Gaming Control Board... more
10/03/22 6:50 PM

Louisiana: Shreveport-Bossier gaming market not rolling over in defeat despite Oklahoma casino competition

  • Carmen Lofton, KTBS-TV
In Louisiana, the state’s 24 casinos brought in $2.9 billion from 2020 to 2021. But here in the Shreveport-Bossier City area, there’s been... more
09/16/22 6:25 PM

Louisiana gaming revenue reaches $179 million in August, year over year increase of 13.7%

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board reported $179.4 million in gaming revenue in August from riverboat casinos and Harrah’s New... more
09/15/22 7:00 PM

Louisiana: Belle of Baton Rouge casino plans $35 million move onto land, will create 200 jobs

  • Timothy Boone, The Advocate
The Belle of Baton Rouge is set to become the second local riverboat casino to move onto land after the Louisiana Gaming Control Board... more
09/14/22 10:51 PM

Louisiana gaming chair says Baton Rouge should remain a three-casino market, as board considers expansion projects

  • David Jacobs, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
Ever since L’Auberge Casino & Hotel opened in 2012, there has been talk about whether Baton Rouge could support three casinos.... more
09/12/22 7:16 PM

Louisiana: Sports betting has brought in $1.4 billion since January

  • Rita Lebleu, American Press
To date, $1.4 billion has been wagered in sports betting, making the state a winner. At the Thursday West Calcasieu Chamber of Commerce... more
09/11/22 4:48 PM

Mattress Mack launches new sports website covering Texas, Lousiana teams, and eventually betting

  • Dan Carson, Chron.com
More like Media Mack. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is officially entering the sports journalism space with the launch of... more
09/06/22 10:35 PM

Caesars opens two retail sportsbooks in Louisiana on the eve of football season

  • Ethan Matthew, Covers
Caesars Sportsbook made a big splash less than a week before the NFL season begins, opening two new retail locations for sports betting in... more