“That building [casino] has not had many changes over 20 years. This is really about being able to compete.”<\/strong><\/p>\nSports Betting Potential<\/b><\/h2>\n
Along with the hotel, new restaurants, and meeting facilities, Harrah’s New Orleans will be watching the election results on November 3. Louisiana voters will be asked on Election Day if they wish to legalize sports betting in their parish.<\/p>\n
Residents in each of the state’s 64 parishes have the power, with a simple majority, to authorize wagering on collegiate and professional sports. Even if just one parish backs the ballot question, sports betting will be permitted within that parish’s confines.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Orleans Parish, home to New Orleans, is where the state’s two professional sports teams, the NFL Saints and NBA Pelicans, play their home games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Harrah’s New Orleans is expected to break ground on the property’s $325 million expansion, which is a key component of the casino’s 30-year licensing extension it reached last year with the state. Caesars Entertainment, the parent company to the Big Easy casino resort, which is the only gaming venue in the city, announced this week […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":150836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Harrah's New Orleans Beginning $325M Expansion Talks with City Leaders<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n