Louisiana s casinos are bouncing back from pandemic, but admittance remains low
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Louisiana s casinos, video gaming devices and racetrack slot machines saw revenues jump more than 18% for the 2020-21 fiscal year, though the number of customers is down sharply.
For the year running from July 2020 through June 2021, the state s gaming establishments have reported more than $2.9 billion in revenue, according to data from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. Revenue was up around $450 million compared to the previous fiscal year, running from July 2019 through June 2020, when the state had strict protocols in place for casinos as COVID-19 raged across the state.
Louisiana casinos bouncing back, but attendance still low
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Ronnie Johns, a state senator who recently resigned from the Legislature, has been named chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. His appointment comes as the state is preparing to launch sports betting.
Ronnie Johns gestures while speaking at a public hearing. The former state senator has been named chairman of the panel that regulates gaming in Louisiana. (Image:
The Advocate)
Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) this week appointed Johns, a Republican, to lead the board that regulates gaming in Louisiana. The 71-year-old Johns is from Sulphur, near Lake Charles, one of the state’s gambling hubs. That area in South Louisiana near the Texas border is still recovering from two deadly hurricanes that ripped through there last year. One hurricane knocked the Isle of Capri riverboat casino off its moorings in Lake Charles, sending it crashing into a bridge. No one was injured. The casino is expected to open next year as a land-based gambling hall.