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Construction in full swing on massive Live! Casino project in Bossier

Construction on the $270 million Live! Casino & Hotel renovation in Bossier City has started after The Cordish Companies chose AnderCorp as the project's general contractor. AnderCorp, which is headquartered in Gulfport, Miss., has already provided preconstruction services, design review and managed early-stage demolition of the old Diamond Jacks…
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Construction in full swing on massive Live! Casino project in Bossier
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Cordish promises game-changing Live! Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana

Jon Cordish promised his family's renovation of the former Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City will transform the former property into a destination gambling, event and entertainment resort that will rival the top destinations in the country. "It's going to have a quality and energy that when you walk into this property you'll feel like you're in…
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Gaming regulators: Diamond Jacks casino owner must transfer license to new operator or else

Louisiana's gambling regulator has given the owner of Diamond Jacks riverboat casino in Bossier City 60 days to work out a deal to sell the site - or have its state gaming license revoked. The casino has been closed since March 2020, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) had already been given an…
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Gaming regulators: Diamond Jacks casino owner must transfer license to new operator or else
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Slidell officials fret over new gambling machine at OTB

A little more than a year after St. Tammany Parish voters shot down a $325 million casino proposal, Slidell officials are waging a lower-profile fight against a form of gambling that has never appeared on a parish ballot: historical horse racing machines. The state Legislature adopted a bill in 2021 that allows up to 50 of the machines at off-track…
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Slidell officials fret over new gambling machine at OTB
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Casino business booms in 2021, but Louisiana lags behind

While 2021 set a national record for casino revenues, Louisiana's state-regulated gambling halls brought in less money last year than they did pre-pandemic. The 19 riverboats, racinos and Harrah's land-based casino brought in $2.38 billion during 2021, a 43.5% increase over the COVID-marred 2020, but down 3.2% from 2019. The decrease in revenue…
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Casino business booms in 2021, but Louisiana lags behind
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Louisiana's regulator grants DiamondJacks Casino a reopening deadline extension

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board unanimously approved a resolution to grant DiamondJacks Casino and Resort an extension on its reopening date through February 25. DiamondJacks' parent company, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E), will appear before the board on February 17 to present their reopening plans. The chairman of the Louisiana Gaming…
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Louisiana's regulator grants DiamondJacks Casino a reopening deadline extension
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Diamond Jacks Casino Owner Must Sell Property in 60 Days

Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana, has been closed for nearly two years, but its owner still needs to make future plans, lest it have its gaming license revoked. On Thursday, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) gave Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) 60 days to sell the property or it will lose its license. So we stand here…
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Slidell Casino Bill Gets Overwhelming House Support

A bill allowing for a St. Tammany Parish referendum on whether a casino should be built in the area was passed on Thursday with overwhelming support from legislators in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The vote took place a day after the bill's main sponsor, Rep. Mary DuBuisson, asked her colleagues to delay voicing their opinion on the…
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Slidell Casino Bill Gets Overwhelming House Support
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Operators of failed Slidell casino face deadline to stay afloat in Bossier City

A company that sought but failed to win voter approval to build a casino in Slidell is expected to win a bit more time Thursday to decide on what to do with its license for the casino it operated but shut down in Bossier City. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board is meeting in Baton Rouge to decide the next step for P2E, an investment company based…
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Operators of failed Slidell casino face deadline to stay afloat in Bossier City
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DiamondJacks coming back? Gaming operations required to resume in Bossier City after voters reject Slidell casino

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - The rejection Saturday of a proposition to allow casino gaming at the site of a proposed $325 million resort casino in Slidell means DiamondJacks will have to resume operations in Bossier City within two months. DiamondJacks has been shut down since May 2020, when it announced it would not reopen after pandemic…
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DiamondJacks coming back? Gaming operations required to resume in Bossier City after voters reject Slidell casino
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DiamondJacks Casino Owner in Louisiana Needs More Time to Decide Fate

DiamondJacks' owners now have more time to develop a plan for the reopening of the casino property in Bossier City. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) had until February 9 to resume gaming operations at the original property after voters in St. Tammany Parish rejected a referendum that would have allowed the company to move its license to…
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DiamondJacks casino gets extension to present plan for reopening in Bossier City

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - The owners of DiamondJacks will have a little more time to come up with a detailed plan for reopening the casino and hotel in Bossier City. Los Angeles-based Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) originally had until February 9 to resume gaming operations at the Bossier City property after voters in St. Tammany…
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DiamondJacks casino gets extension to present plan for reopening in Bossier City
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P2E Plans to Reopen DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana

The gaming company that hoped to build a waterfront hotel-casino east of New Orleans intends to resume in Bossier City, the state's top gaming regulator said. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, known as P2E, has indicated it plans to return to Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana and reopen the floating DiamondJacks casino, Ronnie Johns, chairman…
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P2E Plans to Reopen DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana
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Casino proposal rejected by St Tammany Parish voters

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 soundly defeated. According to a Saturday report from the Louisiana Illuminator, the Los Angeles-headquartered firm had been hoping to be given…
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Casino proposal rejected by St Tammany Parish voters
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Louisiana Parish Voters Reject $325m Slidell Casino Plan

Residents of St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana have voted against plans to build a major casino resort in the city of Slidell. Proponents of the project have spent millions of dollars and numerous months lobbying the government and citizens. Despite this, 63% of voters ultimately sided against the $325m project. The casino plan represented the sole…
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Louisiana Parish Voters Reject $325m Slidell Casino Plan
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Louisiana Casino Vote Set for Saturday, Amid Heated Campaigning

Voters in Louisiana's St. Tammany Parish are whether they want a waterfront casino near Slidell. Factions on both sides are trying to sway voters with a flood of information. If the vote is approved, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, known as P2E, will build a $325 million resort northeast of New Orleans. The hotel-casino, called Camellia Bay Resort…
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Louisiana Casino Vote Set for Saturday, Amid Heated Campaigning
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St. Tammany Parish leaders address rumors surrounding proposed casino project

SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) - Some St. Tammany Parish leaders say they want to end rumors floating around about the proposed casino project for the Slidell area. At a press conference on Wednesday, parish President Mike Cooper and parish council chairman Michael Lorino said that the parish is only considering the Camelia Bay project - no others. The…
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St. Tammany Parish leaders address rumors surrounding proposed casino project
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St. Tammany officials debunk rumors surrounding upcoming Slidell casino vote

The vote for the $325 million dollar casino resort has been hotly contested. ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. - St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper called a press conference Wednesday to dispel misinformation circulating about the Camellia Bay casino vote. He said, posts online have alleged that a vote'yes' for the casino would open the door for other…
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St. Tammany officials debunk rumors surrounding upcoming Slidell casino vote
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Louisiana Voters Cleared to Cast Ballots Dec. 11 on St. Tammany Casino

Voters are set to cast ballots on Dec. 11 on a proposed in St. Tammany Parish, northeast of New Orleans, according to a state Supreme Court ruling this week. The Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeal that would have halted next week's vote. The parish's 185510 registered voters are being asked whether they…
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Louisiana Voters Cleared to Cast Ballots Dec. 11 on St. Tammany Casino
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Amid deluge of TV ads, early voting on controversial St. Tammany casino begins Saturday

The Dec. 11 ballot in St. Tammany Parish contains just one issue. But you'd never know it from the outsized attention it's getting on airwaves across the region. Voters are being asked if they want to allow a casino and hotel at a site in eastern St. Tammany, near the foot of the Interstate 10 twin span bridges in the Slidell area. The referendum…
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Amid deluge of TV ads, early voting on controversial St. Tammany casino begins Saturday
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P2E Discusses Louisiana Casino and Resort Project

Casino developers are currently discussing a future $250 million project for casino and resort in Louisiana. Part of the discussion is the location of the project. The company holding the license expressed interest in moving it from the northeast to the southeast part of the state. The company in mind is the Los Angeles-based Peninsula Pacific…
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P2E Discusses Louisiana Casino and Resort Project
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Louisiana Gaming Regulators Approve Slidell Casino Move

If it were up to Louisiana's gambling regulator, a new casino in Slidell would be a done deal. It's not, however, but the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB) wants to make sure its thoughts on the matter are now. A petition to relocate a gaming license from Bossier City to Slidell has been approved by the regulator, even though the measure still…
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Louisiana Gaming Regulators Approve Slidell Casino Move
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P2E Given the Nod to Relocate Casino License to Slidell

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Wednesday passed a resolution to allow Richmond, VA and Los Angeles-based developer Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) to transfer its existing Bossier City casino license to a proposed gambling establishment in St. Tammany Parish. Earlier this year, Louisiana lawmakers passed a measure authorizing P2E to…
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P2E Given the Nod to Relocate Casino License to Slidell
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Slidell Casino to Be Named Camellia Bay Resort

Los Angeles-based real estate developer Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) has revealed the name of its proposed $325 million casino complex in the Louisiana City of Slidell. The company announced on Thursday that it has picked Camellia Bay out of thousands of suggested names, paying homage to its planned resort's host city as Slidell's nickname…
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Slidell Casino to Be Named Camellia Bay Resort
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Voters to Decide on $325m Casino in Slidell Area

On November 13, voters in St. Tammany Parish, South Louisiana, will have to decide if they want a casino development worth $335 million to be built in the Slidell area. After a long public debate last Wednesday, the St. Tammany Parish Council in Louisiana voted 8-6 to put a referendum on the ballot this November 13 and ask voters if they want a…
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Voters to Decide on $325m Casino in Slidell Area
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New Lawsuit Seeks to Block Slidell Casino Vote

Opponents of a proposed $325 million casino just outside the Louisiana City of Slidell have renewed their legal effort to block a St. Tammany Parish referendum on whether the parish should host the gambling venue. In June, Covington-based lawyer Charles Branton and Slidell pastor John Raymond filed a pair of lawsuits seeking to prevent the November…
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New Lawsuit Seeks to Block Slidell Casino Vote
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Parish Council Votes to Put Slidell Casino Plan on Nov. 13 Ballot

The St. Tammany Parish Council on Wednesday voted 8-6 to put a proposed casino in the Slidell area on the November 13 ballot after a heated public debate on the matter that lasted nearly seven hours. The parish vote was one of the last big hurdles the casino scheme had to overcome before being put before residents to vote on it a little over four…
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Parish Council Votes to Put Slidell Casino Plan on Nov. 13 Ballot
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Casino developers announce an additional $75M investment for proposed Slidell casino

Before the proposed Slidell casino goes before St. Tammany Parish voters in October, Peninsula Pacific Entertainment announces they plan to invest even more than initially proposed to the casino site. St. Tammany Corporation CEO Chris Masingill said a $75-million investment alone is pretty significant. "You add that on top of the $250, now we're at…
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Casino developers announce an additional $75M investment for proposed Slidell casino
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Louisiana House Committee Approves Casino Referendum

A casino referendum effort in Louisiana is gaining ground. This week, the Louisiana House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice approved House Bill 497. With a vote of 8-2, the committee wants to see a referendum for a casino license to move from Bossier City to the St. Tammany Parish move forward. The goal is to let voters decide on the…
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Louisiana House Committee Approves Casino Referendum