However, the move and the renovation processes might cost “a touch more” than the original plans for moving Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge. We’re going through the branding process.' We’ve got a really solid plan that we think is the right thing to do based on where the city is coming out of COVID”, Downey stated, according to The Advocate. “ We think we’ve got a good handle on the Baton Rouge market. The Illinois-based business, which operates four casinos in the US, bought the Belle from Caesars Entertainment in a purchase that was finalized last week. While the Belle is moving onto land, CQ Holding would start to renovate the casino’s hotel, which has been closed since 2020, with an initial plan that will affect 160 rooms. The first phase of the move would also imply the opening of a coffee shop, an oyster bar, a café, a sports bar and a sportsbook. The plan would involve putting 350 slot machines and 12 to 15 table games in the property’s Atrium, according to Terry Downey, president and CEO of CQ Holding Company.

CQ Holding Company announced it is planning to renovate, rebrand and reopen its newly acquired properties: former Caesars Entertainment-owned venues Belle of Baton Rouge and Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge.īelle of Baton Rouge ’s new owners intend to go before the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and ask for permission to move the venue onto land and open a “boutique-type casino.' The petition would be presented to the Board in June and, provided it gets approval next month, the Belle could open on land in 11 to 15 months. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana casino landscape is changing.

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