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Mattress Mack bets $3.3m on Kansas Jayhawks to win 2022 March Madness

April 4, 2022

NCAA, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Louisiana, Texas

Mattress Mack is at it again. The popular Houston furniture store owner, Jim McIngvale, has decided to wager on March Madness in the hopes of breaking his losing streak. Mack is known for placing huge bets on m...

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment ordered to sell Louisiana casino license

Adam Morgan

February 18, 2022

Casino Sales, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Louisiana

The gaming regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly ordered Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to sell off its dormant land-based casino license within 60 days or risk having the certi...

Louisiana launching online sportsbetting from Friday morning

Adam Morgan

January 27, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Louisiana

Following over 14 months of wait and sportsbetting aficionados in the southern American state of Louisiana over the age of 21 will reportedly be able to start placing wagers via a mobile device from tomorrow mo...

Kenner Treasure Chest casino announces $95m expansion plans

Sadonna Price

January 6, 2022

Casino project updates, Louisiana

About three years ago, legislators in Louisiana approved gambling riverboats to move from water to land. It’s finally time for the Kenner property known as the Treasure Chest Casino to make the move. The owners...

St Tammany Parish voters reject $325 million Louisiana casino proposition

Adam Morgan

December 13, 2021

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Louisiana

In the southern American state of Louisiana and a proposal that would have seen casino operator Peninsula Pacific Entertainment bring a gambling-friendly development to St Tammany Parish has reportedly been sou...

Louisiana Gaming Control Board approves Harrah’s Louisiana Downs sale

Adam Morgan

October 22, 2021

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The gaming regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly approved the sale of the 280-acre Harrah's Louisiana Downs facility to Rubico Acquisition Corporation for $22 million. Accordi...

Paragon Casino Resort to premiere Louisiana’s first retail sportsbook

Adam Morgan

October 6, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Louisiana

In the southern American state of Louisiana and the 530-room Paragon Casino Resort is reportedly set to debut an in-house sportsbook from later today in partnership with prominent sportsbetting operator Betfred...

Caesars Sportsbook signs new deal in Louisiana with Bet.NOLA.com, The Advocate and Times-Picayune

Sadonna Price

September 21, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Louisiana

Sports betting is coming soon to Louisiana, and in the meantime, partnership deals are popping up across the state in preparation. Just this week, it was announced that Caesars Sportsbook has a new deal in Loui...

Hurricane Ida casino closures in Louisiana could cause huge revenue losses

Sadonna Price

September 8, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Louisiana

When major weather events occur along the coastline of the United States, people prepare. In Louisiana, the common weather threat is hurricanes. Just a few days ago, the state was hammered by Hurricane Ida, and...

Shuttered Isle of Capri riverboat casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana gets new name; moving ashore in fall 2022

Kim M

August 20, 2021

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Louisiana

In Louisiana, casino and hotel company Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) has announced details of a plan to bring its shuttered Isle of Capri Lake Charles property in Calcasieu Pa...

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge holds groundbreaking for new land-based operation

Kim M

August 12, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Indepth / Featured Articles, Louisiana

After nearly a year ago announcing that it had received approval from the Louisiana Gaming and Control Board to move its Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge riverboat gaming operation to a to-be-constr...

Boom Entertainment partnership for Rush Street Interactive Incorporated

Adam Morgan

August 12, 2021

U.S.A., Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico

American online casino and sportsbetting operator Rush Street Interactive Incorporated has announced that it has made a minority investment in remote games and technology developer Boom Entertainment. The Ch...

DraftKings launches in Louisiana; receives Daily Fantasy Sports license

Kim M

July 16, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Louisiana

Boston-headquartered sports betting company DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) has rolled out its daily fantasy sports contests in nearly 50 parishes in Louisiana after securing a DFS license from the state's gambl...

Trouble for planned Louisiana riverboat casino relocation scheme

Adam Morgan

July 16, 2021

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Louisiana

The casino regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly received a legal petition opposing the plan from Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to bring a gambling-friendly development to St T...

Sports betting closer to fruition as Louisiana Governor signs first of two new bills

Sadonna Price

June 8, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Louisiana

Sports betting is one step closer to reality in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards just recently signed HB 697, one of two sports betting bills up for consideration in the state. SB 247 just moved through the...

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Mattress Mack bets $3.3m on Kansas Jayhawks to win 2022 March Madness

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment ordered to sell Louisiana casino license

Louisiana launching online sportsbetting from Friday morning

Kenner Treasure Chest casino announces $95m expansion plans

St Tammany Parish voters reject $325 million Louisiana casino proposition

Louisiana Gaming Control Board approves Harrah’s Louisiana Downs sale

Paragon Casino Resort to premiere Louisiana’s first retail sportsbook

Caesars Sportsbook signs new deal in Louisiana with Bet.NOLA.com, The Advocate and Times-Picayune

Hurricane Ida casino closures in Louisiana could cause huge revenue losses

Shuttered Isle of Capri riverboat casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana gets new name; moving ashore in fall 2022

Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge holds groundbreaking for new land-based operation

Boom Entertainment partnership for Rush Street Interactive Incorporated

DraftKings launches in Louisiana; receives Daily Fantasy Sports license

Trouble for planned Louisiana riverboat casino relocation scheme

Sports betting closer to fruition as Louisiana Governor signs first of two new bills

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