Boomtown New Orleans

Boomtown New Orleans
Location Harvey, Louisiana, U.S.
Address 4132 Peters Road
Opening date August 6, 1994
Theme Old West and Riverboat
Number 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 Pinnacle Entertainment
Previous names Boomtown Westbank
Renovated in 2015
Website Official website

Boomtown New Orleans is a hotel and casino located on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish in Harvey, Louisiana. It is on a 54-acre (220,000 m2) site. It is owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment.

Casino

Boomtown 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

Boomtown has a five-story hotel with 150 rooms.[1]

The facility offers five different dining options: Bayou Market Buffet, Bayou Market Express, Asia, Pier 4 and Oyster Bar. Entertainment options are Boomer's Nightclub where local cover bands (i.e. The Chee-Weez) and national acts come to perform and Family Fun Center. There's also the ETC gift shop.

History

Boomtown, 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 on June 30, 1997 of Boomtown, Inc.[3]

On December 13, 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 on July 24, 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Sayre, Katherine (January 21, 2015). "Boomtown Casino $20 million hotel opens in Harvey". The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  2. "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. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  3. "Hollywood Park completes merger". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 2, 1997. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  4. "Pinnacle Entertainment to expand Boomtown New Orleans". Pinnacle Entertainment (Press release). Casino City Times. December 13, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  5. Stutz, Howard (July 24, 2012). "Pinnacle Entertainment to add small hotel to Boomtown New Orleans casino". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2012.

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Coordinates: 29°50′54″N 90°03′37″W / 29.8482°N 90.0604°W / 29.8482; -90.0604

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