Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge said it will move its slot machines and table games off of the downtown riverboat and into an expanded land-based facility in February 2022.
The casino will spend $21 million to $25 million expanding the current dockside facility and turning the valet parking area into indoor space. The 859 slot machines and 12 table games will be moved into what is now Hollywood’s atrium, said Aaron Mollura, Hollywood’s vice president of marketing.
The move, which has been approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, will create 166 construction jobs. Construction is set to begin in spring 2021.
It isn’t known if the move onto land will add any jobs at Hollywood, Mollura said. The casino won’t be adding any slot machines or table games. And while plans are to add a sports bar/entertainment venue with seating for 250, a sports viewing area and a “Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken Restaurant”, named after the former LSU basketball great, they will be replacing the existing eateries. The Shaquille O’Neal restaurant, which will feature fried chicken, barbecue and adult milkshakes, will replace the casino’s Celebrity Grill.
“We anticipate we will have at least the same number of employees, if not a few more,” Mollura said. According to the most recent figures submitted to the state gaming board, Hollywood had 376 employees as of 2018.
Jeannie Magdefrau, general manager of Hollywood Casino, said the move landside will contribute about $500 million to the local economy in the first six years of operation.
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