Boomtown Bossier City (formerly Casino Magic Bossier City) is a hotel and casino located in Bossier City, Louisiana.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.[11]

Boomtown Bossier City
Location Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Address 300 Riverside Drive
Opening dateOctober 4, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-04)
No. of rooms186
Total gaming space37,000 sq ft (3,400 m2)
Notable restaurants1800 Prime Steakhouse
Boomer's Cafe
Cattleman's Buffet
Sundance Cantina
OwnerGaming and Leisure Properties
Operating license holderPenn Entertainment
Previous namesCasino Magic Bossier City (1996–2002)
Renovated in1996, 1998, 2001, 2002
Coordinates32°30′36″N 93°43′58″W / 32.51000°N 93.73278°W / 32.51000; -93.73278
Websiteboomtownbossier.com

History

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Casino Magic Corp. merged with Hollywood Park, Inc. in 1998.[12]

Pinnacle Entertainment renamed it Boomtown in 2002.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shattuck, Harry (February 19, 2009). "Louisiana's other side". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Boomtown Casino & Hotel in Bossier City". The Times. Shreveport. April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Warren, Chantay L. (September 12, 2013). "Lots of slots, little luck in La. casinos". San Antonio News-Express. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Nancy (January 20, 2014). "Starrett joins Boomtown Bossier management team". KTAL-TV. Retrieved April 12, 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Bossier City casinos compete over newest craze". KSLA. June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Boomtown Casino donates to American Cancer Society". Bossier Press-Tribune. July 27, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Shreveport-Bossier casinos' see revenue increase". Associated Press. The Times (Shreveport). January 21, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Welborn, Vickie (January 28, 2015). "No impact to gaming market from Caesars' bankruptcy". The Times. Shreveport. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "Chef Konstantin Plavnik Named Executive Chef of Boomtown Casino and Hotel" (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ^ Beaird, Zach (February 23, 2015). "New Boomtown Casino chef mastering seafood experience". The Times. Shreveport. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "Penn National completes Pinnacle deal, involves four casinos in Louisiana". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "Hollywood Park Completes Acquisition of Casino Magic". www.casinocitytimes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  13. ^ "IRL: Texas June race renamed". us.motorsport.com.
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