Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a 242-acre waterfront casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States, owned and operated by Houston-based Landry's, Inc. Tilman Fertitta's Golden Nugget Casino Lake Charles reopens its hotel, restaurant and pools Friday, but the casino floor will reopen on Monday after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tilman Fertitta furloughs 40,000 workers at his casino, hotel and restaurant empire The Texas billionaire owns Golden Nugget casinos and restaurants such as Del Frisco’s and Bubba Gump Shrimp.

Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a 242-acre waterfront casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States,^[1] owned and operated by Houston-based Landry's, Inc.^[2] The resort features 1038 guest rooms and suites housed in a 22-story tower, an 18-hole golf course, 30,000 square feet of meeting space, more than a dozen dining and bar options, a private beach, marina, spa & salon, retail corridor and expansive 24-hour casino floor.^[3]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles is the fifth Golden Nugget property, joining the original location in Downtown Las Vegas, and others in Laughlin, Nevada; Atlantic City, New Jersey and Biloxi, Mississippi.^[4]

History[edit]

Pinnacle Entertainment announced plans in 2006 to build Sugarcane Bay, a $350-million casino resort, next to its L'Auberge du Lac casino in Lake Charles.^[5] The plan was canceled in 2010,^[6] and Pinnacle returned the gaming license to the state.^[7]

In February 2011, the license was awarded to Creative Casinos LLC, the company of former Pinnacle chairman Dan Lee, for a $400-million casino named Mojito Pointe to be built on the Sugarcane Bay site.^[8]

Ameristar Casinos purchased Creative Casinos in June 2012 for $32.5 million, after Lee had difficulty financing construction.^[9] The project was renamed as Ameristar Lake Charles.^[9]

In December 2012, Pinnacle agreed to acquire Ameristar.^[10] In order to obtain approval for the merger from FTCantitrust regulators, Pinnacle agreed to the sale of two of the combined company's properties, including Ameristar Lake Charles.^[11] A sale agreement was reached with Landry's, Inc., parent company of the Golden Nugget casinos, who agreed to pay the costs expended on the project's development to date.^[11]

Landry's owner Tilman J. Fertitta announced improvements and upgrades to the property, investing more than $600 million in the project, one of the most expensive construction endeavors in the United States at the time. In December 2013, construction topped out on the 25-story accommodations tower.^[12] Located just two hours from Houston, Fertitta had long desired a casino-resort near the headquarters of Landry's, Inc.^[13]

The casino opened to the public on December 7, 2014.^[14]

Facilities[edit]

Gaming[edit]

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The casino floor at Golden Nugget Lake Charles features a 6-table poker room, 1,600 slot machines, 60 table games and high-limit gaming.^[15]

Dining[edit]

Golden Nugget Lake Charles offers more than a dozen restaurants and bars, including a number of Landry’s-owned restaurants – Landry’s Seafood, Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse, Saltgrass Steak House, Cadillac Bar & Grill, Grotto Ristorante, Lillie’s Asian Cuisine, Claim Jumper Grill, The Buffet and others. The resort is also home to Louisiana’s first Blue Martini, a Florida-based cocktail lounge.^[16][17]

Golf[edit]

The 242-acre resort is also home to an 18-hole championship golf course, with driving range, club house, pro shop and dining room.^[18]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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7. ^'Deadline today for last La. casino license'. Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. September 23, 2010. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
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9. ^ ^abTheresa Schmidt (June 21, 2012). 'Ameristar Lake Charles approved'. KPLC-TV. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
10. ^Howard Stutz (December 21, 2012). 'Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment to acquire rival Ameristar Casinos for $869 million'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
11. ^ ^abHoward Stutz (July 25, 2013). 'Pinnacle Entertainment sells Louisiana casino project to Golden Nugget'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
12. ^Supgul, Alexander. 'Golden Nugget Casinos acquires Lake Charles casino property - Houston weather, traffic, news FOX 26'. MyFoxHouston. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
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Golden Nugget Lake Charles will open its casino doors on May 18, the first in the five-property chain to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic shut down gambling operations across the country.

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'We have anxiously awaited this reopening and look forward to welcoming the Lake Charles and surrounding communities back to our hotel and casino,' Tilman Fertitta, casino owner and head of Houston-based Landry's. 'This is a step in the right direction to getting our employees back to work.'

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Several Golden Nugget restaurants, including Landry's Seafood House, Vic & Anthony's, Saltgrass Steak House and Bills Bar & Burger, will reopen their dining rooms on Friday, May 15, at 4 p.m. The hotel, swimming pools, private beach and other amenities will open Friday as well.

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Fertitta said the company is following CDC, state and regulatory guidelines and taking measures to maintain a safe and clean environment for its guests and employees.

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The Louisiana casino and hotel, about two hours east of Houston, has 1,100 hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course and a two-acre pool and lazy river complex.