L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles explained
Casino: | L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles |
Location: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Rooms: | 999 |
Date Opened: | May 26, 2005 |
Attractions: | Restaurants Shops 18-Hole Golf Course |
Notable Restaurants: | Le Beaucoup Buffet Ember Grille & Wine Bar Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill Asia Favorites Southern Kitchen Lattes Desserts Touloulou's |
Owner: | Gaming and Leisure Properties |
L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles is a casino hotel in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
L'Auberge employs over 2,400 people,[1] and has nearly 1,000 hotel rooms.[2] It regularly draws in 400,000 visitors a month.[3]
History
The casino was opened by Pinnacle Entertainment in May 2005.[4]
In April 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.[5] [6] Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) acquired Pinnacle in October 2018, including the operations the resort.[7]
Facility
The resort includes a spa, swimming pools, shops and a golf course, designed by Tom Fazio.[8] In houses several food outlets, including the Kim Son restaurant Asia.[9]
The building was designed by Bergman Walls Associates.[10] Due to gambling laws that allow riverboat casinos in Louisiana, the casino is built on a floating structure located on the Calcasieu River.
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2012-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120412211636/http://allianceswla.org/Images/Interior/2011%20major%20employers.pdf . 2012-04-12 . Retrieved August 23, 2012
- Web site: Pinnacle Entertainment's L'Auberge du Lac Expansion Hits Construction Milestone . PR Newswire . May 24, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002921/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pinnacle-entertainments-lauberge-du-lac-expansion-hits-construction-milestone-58593152.html . 2016-03-04 . dead.
- Web site: With L'Auberge Earnings Up 10%, Pinnacle Pushes Forward on Sugar Cane Bay . August 14, 2008 . kplctv.com . 2020-07-01.
- Web site: The Opening $365 million l'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, La., Propels Pinnacle Entertainment to Strong 2nd QTR / August 2005.
- News: Louisiana gaming board approves Pinnacle deal that includes selling and leasing back four casinos in the state. The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. Timothy Boone. April 30, 2016. July 23, 2016.
- Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.. Pinnacle Entertainment. April 28, 2016. 2016-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091400/http://investors.pnkinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=968091. August 22, 2016. dead.
- News: Penn National completes Pinnacle deal, involves four casinos in Louisiana . The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. October 15, 2018. 2018-10-16.
- Web site: Contraband Bayou Golf Club in Lake Charles, Louisiana survives and thrives . golfadvisor.com . May 5, 2011 . 2020-07-01.
- Web site: L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort, Lake Charles, Louisiana . Samantha . Bernstein. August 23, 2012.
- Web site: L'Auberge Casino Resort Property Fact Sheet. August 23, 2012.