“Gaming projects have a tendency to change in mid-stream,” he said.ĭees said all the commitments in taxes, road construction and other details of the deal that Lee had will be taken over by Ameristar. LAS VEGAS, Nevada - The acquisition of a proposed hotel-casino project in Lake Charles, La. Port attorney Mike Dees reminded the commission that the L’Auberge project in the early 2000s was spearheaded by different executives in Pinnacle and that Lee finished the project. It may not be the way you intended to bring it,” he said. I know you did everything to get it done. “This port and community owes you a tremendous debt of gratitude. If allowed to proceed, Ameristar’s finished project on the 200-plus acres of port land next to Pinnacle Entertainment’s L’Auberge casino resort would open in 2014.Ĭommission president Walt Sanchez applauded Lee’s efforts to make sure a top-rated casino was built in Lake Charles. We just want to put our touch on it,” Stremming said.Īmeristar wants to extend the option over the casino project with the port through July 20. Lake Saint Louis, Missouri 22 contributions. This new, all-suite hotel features a 7,000-square-foot full-service spa with an indoor-outdoor pool. Louis area with many rooms containing floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Missouri River or the city below. “The design (that Lee proposed) is primarily done. 1 Ameristar Blvd 63301 St Charles.Lake Charles, Louisiana is a blend of. Charles is a 397-suite luxury hotel in the St. “We look forward to building a premier property that will further distinguish Lake Charles as a true resort destination serving southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, including the Houston metropolitan area,” Ameristar CEO Gordon Kanofsky said in a statement.Contact reporter Howard Stutz at or 70.A theme for the project has not been decided, but the company agreed to put up a 700-room hotel, dining areas, retail outlets, conference and meeting rooms, golf and tennis facilities and structured parking and employ 1,500 people. Las Vegas-based Creative was the original developer of the project, which is Louisiana’s last remaining riverboat gaming license. In a statement, Las Vegas-based Ameristar said it would begin construction of the Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Lake Charles the week of July 16 on the 242-acre site, before the July 20 deadline under license conditions approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.Īmeristar plans a casino with 1,600 slot machines and 60 table games, a 700-room hotel, several restaurants, an 18-hole golf course, a tennis club, swimming pools, a spa, other resort amenities and 3,000 parking spaces. Louisiana on Thursday approved the $32.5 million acquisition by Ameristar Casinos of Creative Casinos, setting the stage for construction of a $500 million hotel-casino in Lake Charles.

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