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Legalized casino gambling in Louisiana is restricted to floating structures plus the single massive casino on Canal. Take a look at some of the local gaming houses from overhead.
Boomtown Belle
: Home to the thriving gaming industry on the westbank.
The
Boomtown Belle
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Harrahs
: Harrahs, land based casino, never sails. The
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South Shore Harbor
: This marina next to the New Orleans Lakefront Airport may look bare. That's because it is.
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Treasure Chest
: In 1994 the state insisted the boats sail to maintain their licenses.
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After the storm the Mississippi Gulf Coast gaming enterprises ratcheted the competition up a notch. Their boats were destroyed so the law was changed allowing casinos to build on land within 800 feet of the shore.
Louisiana debated a gambling corridor along Canal Street and decided not to pursue it.
The prevailing thought is that expanding gaming will exclude other forms of recovery. I don't understand why a city like New Orleans can't have it all!
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