Who Owns Golden Nugget Casino In Lake Charles La

Posted on8/2/2022by admin

Golden Nugget Lake Charles will open its casino doors on May 18, the first in the five-property chain to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic shut down gambling operations across the country.

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'We have anxiously awaited this reopening and look forward to welcoming the Lake Charles and surrounding communities back to our hotel and casino,' Tilman Fertitta, casino owner and head of Houston-based Landry's. 'This is a step in the right direction to getting our employees back to work.'

Fertitta owns the Golden Nugget brand, which includes a casino and hotel at 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd. In Lake Charles. According to the casino's website, the venue is temporarily closed due to the.
Golden Nugget - Biloxi is one of 5 properties owned by Landry's, Inc. The following ownership information is a subset of that available in the Gaming Business Directory published by Casino City Press. For more information about Gaming Business Directory products visit www.CasinoCityPress.com.

Golden Nugget Lake Charles will open its casino doors on May 18, the first in the five-property chain to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic shut down gambling operations across the country.

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Several Golden Nugget restaurants, including Landry's Seafood House, Vic & Anthony's, Saltgrass Steak House and Bills Bar & Burger, will reopen their dining rooms on Friday, May 15, at 4 p.m. The hotel, swimming pools, private beach and other amenities will open Friday as well.

Fertitta said the company is following CDC, state and regulatory guidelines and taking measures to maintain a safe and clean environment for its guests and employees.

The Louisiana casino and hotel, about two hours east of Houston, has 1,100 hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course and a two-acre pool and lazy river complex.

Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Location	Lake Charles, Louisiana United States
Opening date	December 7, 2014
No. of rooms	1038
Signature attractions	Private marina Beach 18-hole golf course
Notable restaurants	Vic & Anthony's Saltgrass Steak House Cadillac Bar Landry's Seafood Lillie's Asian Cuisine Grotto Ristorante Claim Jumper The Buffet Chart House
Owner	Landry's, Inc.
Coordinates	30°12′17″N93°15′49″W / 30.20477°N 93.26374°WCoordinates: 30°12′17″N93°15′49″W / 30.20477°N 93.26374°W
Website	goldennugget.com/lakecharles

Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a 242-acre waterfront casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States,^[1] owned and operated by Houston-based Landry's, Inc.^[2] The resort features 1038 guest rooms and suites housed in a 22-story tower, an 18-hole golf course, 30,000 square feet of meeting space, more than a dozen dining and bar options, a private beach, marina, spa & salon, retail corridor and expansive 24-hour casino floor.^[3]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles is the fifth Golden Nugget property, joining the original location in Downtown Las Vegas, and others in Laughlin, Nevada; Atlantic City, New Jersey and Biloxi, Mississippi.^[4]

History[edit]

Pinnacle Entertainment announced plans in 2006 to build Sugarcane Bay, a $350-million casino resort, next to its L'Auberge du Lac casino in Lake Charles.^[5] The plan was canceled in 2010,^[6] and Pinnacle returned the gaming license to the state.^[7]

In February 2011, the license was awarded to Creative Casinos LLC, the company of former Pinnacle chairman Dan Lee, for a $400-million casino named Mojito Pointe to be built on the Sugarcane Bay site.^[8]

Ameristar Casinos purchased Creative Casinos in June 2012 for $32.5 million, after Lee had difficulty financing construction.^[9] The project was renamed as Ameristar Lake Charles.^[9]

In December 2012, Pinnacle agreed to acquire Ameristar.^[10] In order to obtain approval for the merger from FTCantitrust regulators, Pinnacle agreed to the sale of two of the combined company's properties, including Ameristar Lake Charles.^[11] A sale agreement was reached with Landry's, Inc., parent company of the Golden Nugget casinos, who agreed to pay the costs expended on the project's development to date.^[11]

Landry's owner Tilman J. Fertitta announced improvements and upgrades to the property, investing more than $600 million in the project, one of the most expensive construction endeavors in the United States at the time. In December 2013, construction topped out on the 25-story accommodations tower.^[12] Located just two hours from Houston, Fertitta had long desired a casino-resort near the headquarters of Landry's, Inc.^[13]

The casino opened to the public on December 7, 2014.^[14]

Facilities[edit]

Gaming[edit]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles

The casino floor at Golden Nugget Lake Charles features a 6-table poker room, 1,600 slot machines, 60 table games and high-limit gaming.^[15]

Dining[edit]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles offers more than a dozen restaurants and bars, including a number of Landry’s-owned restaurants – Landry’s Seafood, Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse, Saltgrass Steak House, Cadillac Bar & Grill, Grotto Ristorante, Lillie’s Asian Cuisine, Claim Jumper Grill, The Buffet and others. The resort is also home to Louisiana’s first Blue Martini, a Florida-based cocktail lounge.^[16]^[17]