While the Belle is moving onto land, CQ Holding would start to renovate the casino’s hotel, which has been closed since 2020, with an initial plan that will affect 160 rooms. The first phase of the move would also imply the opening of a coffee shop, an oyster bar, a café, a sports bar and a sportsbook. The plan would involve putting 350 slot machines and 12 to 15 table games in the property’s Atrium, according to Terry Downey, president and CEO of CQ Holding Company. CQ Holding Company announced it is planning to renovate, rebrand and reopen its newly acquired properties: former Caesars Entertainment-owned venues Belle of Baton Rouge and Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge.īelle of Baton Rouge ’s new owners intend to go before the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and ask for permission to move the venue onto land and open a “boutique-type casino.' The petition would be presented to the Board in June and, provided it gets approval next month, the Belle could open on land in 11 to 15 months. Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) acquired Pinnacle in October 2018, including the operations of L'Auberge Baton Rouge.The Baton Rouge, Louisiana casino landscape is changing. In April 2016, Pinnacle Entertainment sold the property to Gaming and Leisure Properties and leased it back, along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets. The hotel has 12 stories, 205 rooms, a rooftop pool, and a fitness center.

The casino has 1,500 slot machines, 50 table games, and a poker room. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. The casino opened in September 2012, and has 74,000 square feet (6,900 m 2) of gaming space. L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge is a casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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