struggling with the buffet concept<\/a>, and some regional casino companies outright eliminated the amenity, realizing higher margins as a result.<\/p>\nOther New Offerings<\/h2>\n
The Casino Rouge will also feature a 250-seat entertainment venue and a Shaquille O’Neal Big Chicken Restaurant.<\/p>\n
There are also plans for a sports bar that will abut the entertainment area and which could eventually serve as a sportsbook. Louisiana voters signed off on sports wagering last month, and that proposal was approved on a parish-by-parish basis.<\/p>\n
East Baton Rouge Parish, where Hollywood is located and where Casino Rouge will remain, was one of the parishes voting in favor of that ballot initiative. It’s expected sports betting will be live in the state at some point in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) is planning to rename its Hollywood Casino in Baton Rouge, La. when the riverboat gaming venue comes ashore in early 2022. If approved, the gaming real estate investment trust (REIT) will shed the Hollywood name in favor of Casino Rouge. The company is slated to inform the Baton Rouge Planning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":158350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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