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Ist die Zahl in Louisiana aktuell oder sind da inzwischen einpaar weniger?
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Die meisten Casinos hier haben wieder auf. Bis auf Harrah's in Downtown N.O. , die machen erst in 2006 wieder auf. In Mississippi sieht's aber leider noch anders aus . . . das wird noch 'ne Weile dauern.
Louisiana Gaming Figures Starting to Rally
17 November 2005
by Howard Stutz
LOUISIANA -- Louisiana casinos, ransacked by Gulf Coast hurricanes in August and September, came back slowly in October, figures released Tuesday by the state Gaming Control Board show.
With several properties still closed -- most notably Harrah's New Orleans, the state's largest gaming hall -- Louisiana's overall gaming revenue for the month was $171.8 million, down 4 percent from $178.9 million from October 2004. During September, Louisiana casinos suffered a 19.8 percent year-over-year drop.
Two riverboat-style casinos in New Orleans operated by Las Vegas-based gaming companies -- Boomtown, owned by Pinnacle Entertainment; and Treasure Chest, owned by Boyd Gaming -- reported gaming revenue far above pre-hurricane figures.
Boomtown collected $21.6 million in October, a 118.3 percent increase from the $9.9 million a year ago. Boomtown executives said earlier this month that the casino, located on the Mississippi River in suburban Harvey, is packed daily, with some customers waiting up to hour in line to gain a spot on the 45,000-square-foot multilevel gaming barge.
The Treasure Chest, on Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner, collected revenue of $10.3 million, a 14.2 percent increase from $9 million a year ago. The 24,000-square-foot casino, operating on limited hours, was open 22 days during the month.
Officials at both properties said the lack of entertainment options in flood-damaged New Orleans has made the casinos popular with the city's remaining residents and with hurricane relief workers.
"Clearly, some facilities are benefiting from less competition in the Gulf, which will continue in the near term as the Mississippi gaming market remains closed and Harrah's New Orleans will not open until 2006," Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Marc Falcone said in a note to investors.
Falcone said that October's overall statewide results reflect pent-up demand by casino customers.
"We believe these results are impressive considering that the properties were not open for all of October in the aftermath of the hurricanes, and some locations remained closed," Falcone said.
The biggest loss of gaming revenue for Louisiana is coming from Harrah's New Orleans, which produced $320 million in gaming revenue in 2004 -- 14 percent of the state's total. Most Gulf Coast gaming insiders believe the casino will reopen around Mardi Gras early next year.
Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding shut down four casinos in New Orleans on Aug. 29. On Sept. 24, Hurricane Rita closed five riverboat casinos and one racino in Lake Charles.
Two of the Lake Charles casinos, operated by Harrah's Entertainment, remained closed. But the addition of L'Auberge du Lac to the market in May, a $365 million hotel-casino opened by Pinnacle, helped the community grow its gaming revenue despite the hurricane.
Led by the $17.6 million in revenue from L'Auberge du Lac, which was open 24 days during October, Lake Charles riverboat casinos reported $30.5 million in gaming revenue, an increase of 32.7 percent from $24.1 million in October 2004.
Riverboat casinos in Baton Rouge and Shreveport also reported year-over-year gaming revenue increases. The areas were unaffected by the hurricanes. The Delta Downs racetrack and casino near Lake Charles, which Boyd Gaming operates, reopened its slot machine-only casino Nov. 3. Racing won't start until next year.
http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/...ntentId=154775
LG,
Ellen
