12/13/21 St Tammany Parish residents vote against casino proposal St Tammany Parish has rejected a proposal to build a casino and resort near the lakefront in the city of Slidell, with 63.1 per cent of voters opposing the casino.
11/30/21 Nuvei approved as sports operators provider in Louisiana The payment technology firm has been granted permission to provide payment processing services to daily fantasy sports and sports wagering operators.
11/30/21 Louisiana: Supreme Court decides Slidell casino ballot can go ahead Louisiana voters in St. Tammany Parish will vote on casino proposals on December 11.
11/25/21 Louisiana: Slidell casino vote challenged Voters will decide next month on whether to allow a casino resort in St Tammany Parish but a lawsuit seeks to challenge the vote.
11/24/21 Louisiana casino revenue up 21.8% year-on-year in October The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has released last month’s revenue report.
11/12/21 Louisiana issues two more sports betting licences Two Bossier City casinos, Margaritaville and Boomtown, will be able to open their sportsbooks.
11/02/21 Louisiana Gaming Control Board awards Genius Sports initial temporary sports betting authorization
10/30/21 Louisiana Gaming Control Board issues first four sports betting licences Harrah’s in New Orleans, Boomtown Casino in Harvey, L’Auberge Baton Rouge, and Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City have been allowed to start taking bets.
10/28/21 St Tammany Casino would have “moderately positive” regional impact A study by Convergence Strategy Group reveals the estimated impact of a $329m casino resort for Slidell, Louisiana.
10/27/21 Harrah’s gets regulator’s approval for Louisiana Downs sale The $22m sale of the horse racing track and casino has been approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB).
10/22/21 Louisiana approves second licence for fantasy sports betting This approval allows Fanduel to launch fantasy sports betting in the 47 parishes where voters authorised gaming in the state.
10/14/21 Thirteen casinos apply for sports betting licences in Louisiana Seven other casinos are expected to apply before the deadline of January 1.
09/10/21 Louisiana gaming board approves casino relocation Gaming regulators have approved a casino licence relocation from Bossier City to Slidell.
06/23/21 Casinos in New Orleans report increase in revenues New Orleans casinos registered a strong performance in May after the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions but statewide revenue fell.
06/10/21 New Louisiana gambling chief resigns Mike Noel, former state police chief of staff, has resigned from the leadership of the gambling authority before being confirmed by Senate due to concerns over his participation on a fatal arrest.
