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Types of Casinos in Louisiana There are three types of Louisiana casinos: Native American/tribal casinos, riverboat casinos, and one land-based casino. There are also three land-based Indian casinos in Louisiana, plus four slot machine-only (no video poker or video keno) casinos located at pari-mutuel facilities.
- Players Riverboat Casino is a Louisiana Trade Name filed on August 25, 1993. The company's filing status is listed as Inactive and its File Number is 51-1724.The company's principal address is 1 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1785, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
- The zest of New Orleans infuses the Treasure Chest Casino, and the vibrant atmosphere of famous events and destinations like Las Vegas, the Caribbean, and Mardi Gras are reflected throughout the riverboat. Located in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, Treasure Chest features 24,000 square feet of dockside casino action along Lake Pontchartrain.
- There are two types of casinos in Shreveport and neighboring Bossier City: six riverboat casinos and one pari-mutuel casino. Riverboat Casinos in Shreveport In 1991, Louisiana was the fourth state to approve riverboat casinos and its gaming law allows a maximum of 15 riverboat casinos statewide.
Types of Casinos in Shreveport
There are two types of casinos in Shreveport and neighboring Bossier City: six riverboat casinos and one pari-mutuel casino.
Riverboat Casinos in Shreveport
In 1991, Louisiana was the fourth state to approve riverboat casinos and its gaming law allows a maximum of 15 riverboat casinos statewide. All Louisiana riverboat casinos must remain docksideand they are not allowed to cruise.
There are two riverboat casinos in Shreveport and four in Bossier City which is located across the Red River from Shreveport. All six of them offer electronic gaming machines, as well as anassortment of table games.
Pari-Mutuel Casinos in Shreveport
One of the Shreveport casinos is located at a horse track. That pari-mutuel casino, Harrah's Louisiana Downs, is situated about 10 miles east of Shreveport in Bossier City. That casino only hasslot machines. There are not any table games and, additionally, that casino does not have any video poker games.
Gaming regulations require that gaming machines at all (non-Indian) Shreveport casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80% and no more than 99.9%.
Gambling Laws in Shreveport
The payback percentages for slot machines at all Shreveport casinos, as well as all Louisiana casinos, are released as a matter of public record. Just click here to see a list of slot machine payback statistics for all New Orleans casinos.
NOTE: If you happen to win a jackpot of $1,200 or more at any Louisiana casino, they will withhold 6% of your winnings for the Louisiana Department of Revenue. If you want to try and get thatmoney refunded, you will have to file a state income tax return and, depending on the results of your return, you mighty get some of that money returned to you. The $1,200 amount would alsoapply to any cash prizes won in drawings or tournaments.
The minimum gambling age is 21 for all casinos in Shreveport and Bossier City. The gambling age is 18 for pari-mutuel betting at the horse track.
List of Casinos in Shreveport
Shown below is a list of all casinos in Shreveport and Bossier City. Click on a casino name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino.
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For more information on visiting the casinos in Shreveport and Bossier City, call the cities' Convention and Tourism Bureau at (800) 551-8682 or visit their website at www.shreveport-bossier.org.
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@jdtomlin68August 25th, 2020 - 03:30pm@jdtomlin68Louisiana’s riverboat casinos, which represent the largest share of gaming revenue in the state, had a revenue decline of 10% in July compared to the same month in 2019.
However, revenue at the state’s 12,700 video gaming devices was up 25.5% compared to July of last year. That was one piece of good news for Louisiana’s coffers in a month when revenue at the state’s lone land-based casino fell more dramatically and racetrack slot machines declined slightly.
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Casinos and other forms of gaming in Louisiana are fully back underway after being closed for months in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which shuttered casinos all over the country.
Gaming operations in New Orleans were down 20% in July in a year-over-year comparison, according to NOLA.com, the website of the combined Times/Picayune and New Orleans Advocate operation.
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The rise in Louisiana video gaming happened despite the fact that, according to NOLA.com, Gov. John Bel Edwards and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered bars to shut down in July as a preventative measure to fight COVID-19.
The state’s VGTs drew $62,664,240 of revenue last month, up 25.5% from the $49,928,726 in July 2019. Revenue from machines at bars and restaurants was down by more than 50%, but a 42% spike at truck stops — which have 7,529 machines, more than half of the state total — and a 37.6% rise at racetrack OTBs helped make up for it, accounting for the overall increase.
The 14 riverboat casinos operating in Louisiana combined for $136,984,253 of revenue in July, according to Louisiana Gaming Control Board’s monthly report. That was down 10.3% from the $152,729,319 recorded in July 2019.
The biggest winner among riverboat casinos in July was L’Auberge Baton Rouge, where the revenue spiked by more than $1.45 million in a year-over-year comparison, from $11.5 million to $13 million. The highest gainer in percentage, and nearly in total revenue increase, was Boomtown New Orleans. There, the July figure was nearly $10 million, 13.5% higher than the $8.8 million in July 2019.
For total revenue, Golden Nugget Lake Charles led the state with $27.6 million in July, down 1.2% from the same time last year.
One riverboat facility, DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, has closed permanently, according to the NOLA.com report.
The state’s only land-based casino, Harrah’s New Orleans, saw a drop of 36.3% compared to July 2019, from $20.4 million to $13 million.
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Racinos Down Just Slightly in July
Louisiana’s four racinos, or racetracks with slot machines, combined for $27,645,635 in July, down 5.2% from July 2019. The racino leader by far was Delta Downs in Vinton, with $14,977,349, just a 1.6% decrease compared to last year.
This year is interesting in Louisiana for the gaming industry. Bel Edwards signed a daily fantasy sports bill in July, finally setting in motion a DFS wagering mechanism that the state's voters approved in 2018. And a sports betting referendum will greet voters in November. Each parish must vote on the measure individually.
The last full month before the pandemic was February. From then until March, when gaming facilities began closing, Louisiana saw a 53% percent decline in gaming revenue.
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