WESTLAKE — Southwest Louisiana continues to bet big on gambling. The state’s biggest casino market, the Lake Charles area, is growing further with the return of a third casino, the former Isle ...

Known as the "Festival Capital of Louisiana," Lake Charles is located just three hours east of Houston in the heart of ...

DraftKings, one of the largest sports betting companies in the world, was well aware of this when the company opened a 12,000-square-foot sportsbook inside Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino.

In some states -- excluding Louisiana thus far -- revenue is declining. Nationwide, though, it's the lockdown of the credit markets -- and the virtual lockout of the casino business.

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board approved its first application for a riverboat casino to move its operations out of the water and onto dry land. The state legislature changed the legal ...

LAKE CHARLES, La., Aug. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles has been ranked in the top five of all U.S. casinos as chosen in USA Today’s competitive 10Best Reader ...

Celebrity chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay is opening a restaurant in Lake Charles at the Horseshoe Lake Charles Hotel and Casino, his first venture into Louisiana, according to the resort ...

With casino executives peering over his shoulder, Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Wednesday the law that allows the state’s 15 riverboat casinos to operate onshore in a larger space for ...

In the 12 months since the Nugget's opening, Lake Charles casino revenue is up 44 percent year-to-year.Louisiana reported a 7.5 percent decline from October in winnings at its 15 casinos.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KLFY) – Author and television personality Aarón Sánchez, chef/owner of Johnny Sánchez restaurant in New Orleans, will be opening a second location inside L’Auberge Casino ...