{"id":136205,"date":"2020-05-18T22:26:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T05:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=136205"},"modified":"2021-06-03T03:20:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T10:20:32","slug":"louisiana-casinos-reopen-monday-to-waiting-crowds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-casinos-reopen-monday-to-waiting-crowds\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Casinos Reopen Monday as Bettors Show ‘They’re Ready to Come Back’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first message Ronnie Jones received Monday morning came with good news. The chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board learned a crowd of about 100 people was waiting to enter the Boomtown Casino just outside New Orleans on the first day casino gaming could take place in the state since March 16.<\/p>\n