L'Auberge du Lac Resort

L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Location Lake Charles, Louisiana
Opening date 2005
No. of rooms 999
Signature attractions Restaurants
Shops
18-Hole Golf Course
Notable restaurants Le Beaucoup Buffet
Ember Grille & Wine Bar
Jack Daniel’s Bar & Grill
Asia
Favorites Southern Kitchen
Lattes
Desserts
Touloulou's
Owner Gaming and Leisure Properties
Operating license holder Pinnacle Entertainment
Website llakecharles.com

L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles is a gambling establishment in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment.

L'Auberge employs over 2,400 people,[1] and has nearly 1,000 hotel rooms.[2] It regularly draws in 400,000 visitors a month.[3]

History

The casino was opened by Pinnacle Entertainment in May 2005.[4]

In April 2016, the property was sold to Gaming and Leisure Properties along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets, and leased back to Pinnacle.[5][6]

Facility

L'Auberge Casino Resort Front Entrance

The resort includes a spa, swimming pools, shops and a golf course, designed by Tom Fazio.[7] In houses several food outlets, including the Kim Son restaurant Asia.[8]

The building was designed by Bergman Walls Associates.[9] Due to gambling laws that allow riverboat casinos in Louisiana, the casino is built on a floating structure located on the soft soil of the Mississippi River batture.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-08-23. Retrieved August 23, 2012
  2. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pinnacle-entertainments-lauberge-du-lac-expansion-hits-construction-milestone-58593152.html
  3. ↑ http://www.kplctv.com/story/8838773/with-lauberge-earnings-up-10-pinnacle-pushes-forward-on-sugar-cane-bay Retrieved April 5, 2014
  4. ↑ http://hotel-online.com/News/PR2005_3rd/Aug05_Pinnacle.html
  5. ↑ Timothy Boone (April 30, 2016). "Louisiana gaming board approves Pinnacle deal that includes selling and leasing back four casinos in the state". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc" (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. April 28, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  7. ↑ http://www.travelgolf.com/articles/contraband-bayou-golf-club-lake-charles-louisiana-12157.htm Retrieved August 23, 2012
  8. ↑ Bernstein, Samantha. "L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort, Lake Charles, Louisiana". Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "L'Auberge Casino Resort Property Fact Sheet". Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "L'Auberge Casino Hotel Development". Retrieved 2018-07-19.

Coordinates: 30°12′26″N 93°15′32″W / 30.2072°N 93.2589°W / 30.2072; -93.2589

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