Boomtown New Orleans (formerly Boomtown Westbank) is a casino hotel located on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish in Harvey, Louisiana. It is on a 54-acre (220,000 m2) site. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
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| Location | Harvey, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Address | 4132 Peters Road |
| Opening date | August 6, 1994 |
| Theme | Old West and Riverboat |
| No. of rooms | 150 |
| Total gaming space | 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | Asia Bayou Market Buffet Bayou Market Express Oyster Bar Pier 4 |
| Owner | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
| Operating license holder | Penn Entertainment |
| Previous names | Boomtown Westbank (1994–2002) |
| Renovated in | 2015 |
| Coordinates | 29°50′54″N 90°03′37″W / 29.8482°N 90.0604°W |
| Website | boomtownneworleans |
Casino
editBoomtown is the largest riverboat casino in Southeast Louisiana since its acquisition of one of the twin River City Casino riverboats in 1998. It has over 1,500 slots and video poker games, 30 table games on the first floor, and is open 24 hours a day.
Amenities
editBoomtown has a five-story hotel with 150 rooms.[1]
The facility offers four different dining options: NOLA Steak, The Sportsbook, Asia and Bayou Market Express. Entertainment options are Boomer's Nightclub where local cover bands (i.e. The Chee-Weez) and national acts come to perform and special event parties. There's also the ETC gift shop.
History
editBoomtown, Inc. opened its Boomtown Westbank casino on August 6, 1994.[2]
The property became part of Hollywood Park, Inc. (later Pinnacle Entertainment) with its purchase in 1997 of Boomtown, Inc.[3]
In 2006, Pinnacle approved a major expansion for Boomtown New Orleans, expected to cost $145 million, including a 200-room, four-star hotel with a spa and salon, an expansion of the Boomers nightclub, an Asian restaurant, additional meeting space, a new employee dining area, and an expansion of the buffet.[4] The expansion was supposed to start in the first quarter of 2007 and be finished by the second quarter of 2008.
A renewed expansion plan was announced in 2012, including a $20-million, 150-room hotel, fitness center, meeting rooms, and 250 new parking spaces.[5] The hotel opened on January 21, 2015.[1]
In 2016, the property was sold to Gaming and Leisure Properties along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets, and leased back to Pinnacle.[6][7] Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) acquired Boomtown's operations in 2018, as part of the acquisition of Pinnacle.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sayre, Katherine (January 21, 2015). "Boomtown Casino $20 million hotel opens in Harvey". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Boomtown Inc. has successful opening of the first phase of $27 million land-based entertainment facility at Boomtown Westbank near New Orleans". Boomtown, Inc. (Press release). The Free Library. December 19, 1994. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ^ "Hollywood Park completes merger". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 2, 1997. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Pinnacle Entertainment to expand Boomtown New Orleans". Pinnacle Entertainment (Press release). Casino City Times. December 13, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ Stutz, Howard (July 24, 2012). "Pinnacle Entertainment to add small hotel to Boomtown New Orleans casino". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ Timothy Boone (April 30, 2016). "Louisiana gaming board approves Pinnacle deal that includes selling and leasing back four casinos in the state". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc" (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Penn National completes Pinnacle deal, involves four casinos in Louisiana". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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