Hundreds of employees were kept on retainer while the renovations were done. Casino officials had no idea that once the Isle of Capri shut down, it would not reopen again for two years. Isle of Capri Lake Charles was forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic and damage from Hurricane Laura in 2020.

”It doesn’t have to go all the way to Vegas. “This isn’t as far for my slay to go,” a man dressed as Santa said. One man even came as a familiar and well-loved face from the North Pole. All I’m going to do is just try my luck, and see what I can do.” Those elves, you think they make everything, but they don’t. That’s why I’m here.” Pattie Scott, Port Arthur native, said. “I have 15 grandkids, and I want some money. Players came from Texas, Louisiana and beyond to try their luck. Mattress Mack put $1 million into the Houston Cougars to win the NCAA basketball championship. Thousands of eager players attended the grand opening. Caesars is the parent company of Isle of Capri Lake Charles. reinvented the former Isle of Capri Lake Charles into the land-based Horseshoe Casino Lake Charles. The first person to place a bet at a brand-new casino in Louisiana Monday was Houston fanatic Mattress Mack.Ĭaesars Entertainment Inc. Author: Tiana Johnson (KBMT), Cameron Sibert

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