Louisiana’s riverboat Treasure Chest Casino begins work to move onto dry land
In the southern American state of Louisiana and casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation has reportedly begun work to bring its riverboat Treasure Chest Casino venue onto dry land.
According to a Tuesday report from The Times-Picayune newspaper, the land-based Treasure Chest Casino facility is set to open in the western New Orleans suburb of Kenner in approximately 15 months’ time complete with 10,000 sq ft of convention space, a FanDuel-branded sportsbook and a 47,000 sq ft gaming floor. The source detailed that this coming $100 million property is due to be about twice the size of its predecessor and also feature a number of restaurants as part of a wider attempt to transform the community’s Laketown district into a 40-acre ‘total destination resort’.
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