St Charles Louisiana Gambling
Best Casinos in Lake Charles, LA - L'Auberge Casino Hotel Lake Charles (3.2/5), Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino (3.0/5), Stardust Casino (No ratings), Kings Palace Casino (No ratings), Wingate by Wyndham (2.3/5), Cajun's Wharf (2.9/5), Royal Palace (No ratings), Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles (2.4/5), Wagin Cajun (1.6/5), Ez Aces Casino (1/5). Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel. 2717 Delta Downs Drive. Vinton, LA 70668. 800-589-7441 Gambling Problem? Call 1-877-770-STOP (7867). Must be 21 or older.
Types of Casinos in Lake Charles
There are five casinos in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its surrounding area. Three of the Lake Charles casinos are riverboats located in the lake area. Those casinos are all built on barges andresemble land-based casinos. There is also one nearby casino at a horse track, plus another nearby casino on an Indian reservation.
All three Lake Charles casinos offer blackjack, craps, roulette, slots, video poker, three card poker, and Mississippi stud. Optional games include Spanish 21, baccarat, mini-baccarat, poker,Caribbean stud poker, pai gow poker, let it ride, casino war, four card poker, big-6 wheel, keno, Texas hold ‘em Bonus, ultimate Texas hold em and bingo.
Nearby Lake Charles Casinos
The Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino in Vinton is located about 30 miles west of the three Lake Charles casinos. That casino only offers gaming machines: it does not have any table games.
The last nearby casino would be the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, located about 45 miles northeast of the three casinos in Lake Charles.
Gambling Laws in Lake Charles
State regulations require that gaming machines at all of Louisiana's non-Indian casinos be programmed to pay back no less than 80% and no more than 99.9%. The payback percentages for slotmachines at all casinos in Lake Charles are released as a matter of public record. Just click here to see a list of slotmachine payback statistics for all Louisiana casinos.
The payback percentages on gaming machines located at all Indian casinos in Louisiana are not released to the public.
Be aware that if you win a jackpot of $1,200 or more at any casino in Louisiana, they will withhold 6% of your winnings for the Louisiana Department of Revenue. You can try to get that moneyrefunded by filing a state income tax return. Depending on the details of your return, you may get some of the tax money returned to you. The $1,200 threshold would also apply to any cashprizes that you win in any casino drawings or tournaments.
The minimum gambling age is 21 for casino gambling (18 for pari-mutuel betting) at all Lake Charles casinos and all casinos are open 24 hours.
List of Casinos in Lake Charles
Shown below is a list of all casinos in Lake Charles. Click on a casino name to see a page of detailed information about that particular casino.
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For more information on visiting the casinos in Lake Charles and the surrounding area, or for general tourism information, call the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & VisitorsBureau at (800) 456-7952 or visit www.visitlakecharles.org.
This is a list of casinos in Louisiana.
List of casinos[edit]
| Casino | City | Parish | State | District | type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Belle | Amelia | St. Mary | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Bally's, Belle of Orleans. | |
| Belle of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Argosy Casino. | |
| Boomtown Bossier City | Bossier City | Bossier | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Casino Magic. | |
| Boomtown New Orleans | Harvey | Jefferson | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Coushatta Casino Resort | Kinder | Allen | Louisiana | Native American | Formerly Grand Casino Coushatta. | |
| Cypress Bayou Casino | Charenton | St. Mary | Louisiana | Native American | ||
| Delta Downs | Vinton | Calcasieu | Louisiana | Racino | ||
| Diamond Jacks Casino Bossier City | Bossier City | Bossier | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Isle of Capri. Permanently closed. | |
| Eldorado Shreveport | Shreveport | Caddo | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Hollywood Casino. | |
| Evangeline Downs | Opelousas | St. Landry | Louisiana | Racino | ||
| Fair Grounds Race Course | New Orleans | Orleans | Louisiana | Racino | ||
| Flamingo Casino New Orleans | New Orleans | Orleans | Louisiana | Riverboat | Closed 1997.[2] | |
| Golden Nugget Lake Charles | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Harrah's Lake Charles | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | Louisiana | Riverboat | Closed 2005.[3] Formerly Players Island. | |
| Harrah's Louisiana Downs | Bossier City | Bossier | Louisiana | Racino | ||
| Harrah's New Orleans | New Orleans | Orleans | Louisiana | Land-based | ||
| Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Casino Rouge. | |
| Horseshoe Bossier City | Bossier City | Bossier | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Isle of Capri Casino Lake Charles | Westlake | Calcasieu | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Jena Choctaw Pines Casino | Dry Prong | Grant | Louisiana | Native American | ||
| L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| L'Auberge Casino Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Margaritaville Resort Casino | Bossier City | Bossier | Louisiana | Riverboat | ||
| Paragon Casino Resort | Marksville | Avoyelles | Louisiana | Native American | Formerly Grand Casino Avoyelles. | |
| River City Casino | New Orleans | Orleans | Louisiana | Riverboat | Closed 1995. | |
| Sam's Town Shreveport | Shreveport | Caddo | Louisiana | Riverboat | Formerly Harrah's. | |
| Showboat Star Casino | New Orleans | Orleans | Louisiana | Riverboat | Closed 1995.[4] | |
| Treasure Chest Casino | Kenner | Jefferson | Louisiana | Riverboat |
Slot Payback Percentages[edit]
| BR | LC | NO | SB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1¢ | 88.70% | 88.57% | 88.96% | 89.01% |
| 5¢ | 91.69% | 94.31% | 93.31% | 93.12% |
| 25¢ | 92.30% | 93.08% | 92.43% | 90.73% |
| $1 | 93.56% | 92.33% | 92.72% | 93.03% |
| $5 | 94.49% | 92.99% | 92.93% | 92.70% |
| All | 90.50% | 90.63% | 90.23% | 90.43% |
Slot payback percentages are acquired yearly from American Casino Guide Book. Louisiana state gaming laws require that casino machines must payback a minimum of 80% and a maximum of 99.9%.[5]
Gallery[edit]
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^http://louisiana.casinocity.com/casinos/
- ^B. Drummond Ayres Jr. (October 14, 1997). 'In New Orleans, the house loses'. New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^Steve Green (November 4, 2009). 'Appeals court sides with Harrah's, Pinnacle in Louisiana case'. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^'Louisiana's first riverboat heading for Texas border'. The Paris News. AP. March 14, 1995. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^'Slot Machine Payback Statistics'. American Casino Guide Book. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
External links[edit]
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