Foundation also has plans to refurbish the site’s 405-room hotel. The new casino will also include a sports betting lounge – a 300-seat live entertainment venue Foundation says will be a signature feature of the new-look set up. The new 47,000-square-foot casino will compete with the state’s 14 riverboat casinos when it opens in December 2024. In its place, Foundation will build the first land-based casino in the region. The departing riverboat will signal a new era in northwest Louisiana. On Thursday, the Louisiana Gaming Commission (LGC) approved the sale of the property to Foundation Gaming Group, which owns and operates WaterView Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg and the Fitz Casino & Hotel in Tunica.Ī great project for the market and for the community.”Īccording to the Shreveport Times, the new owner believes the renovation and opening of a rebranded casino “will be a great project for the market and for the community.” Bucking the barge casino trendįoundation’s purchase plan spells the end of the property rolling dice on a riverboat, with the site’s shuttered water-based location up for sale. The abandoned 26-acre property is the former Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City.
A Robinsonville, Mississippi casino entertainment company is expanding south into Louisiana after getting the green light to buy a dormant casino which it intends to give a $200m facelift.
