Oldest / historic
Oldest casinos in Louisiana still open
Oldest casino in Louisiana still open: Boomtown Casino & Hotel New Orleans, opened 1994. 13 casinos open today with a documented opening year, oldest first.
Open casinos only, ordered by documented opening year. Gaps remain where we have not yet verified an openedAt date — those venues stay off this list.
Top of this shortlist
The first three places in the ranking below.
How we ranked this
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- Documented opening year (oldest first)
In this shortlist
Real listings · not ads13 / 13 casinos
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- 1Boomtown Casino & Hotel New OrleansNew Orleans · 30 tables · 800 slots1994opened
- 2Horseshoe Bossier CityShreveport–Bossier · 68 tables · 1,500 slots1994opened
- 3Sam's Town Hotel & Casino ShreveportShreveport–Bossier · 14 tables · 750 slots1994opened
- 4Treasure Chest CasinoNew Orleans · 32 tables · 900 slots1994opened
- 5Boomtown Casino & Hotel Bossier CityShreveport–Bossier · 16 tables · 1,100 slots1996opened
- 6Caesars New OrleansNew Orleans · 120 tables · 1,300 slots1999opened
- 7Bally's Shreveport Casino & HotelShreveport–Bossier · 50 tables · 1,500 slots2000opened
- 8L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake CharlesLake Charles · 80 tables · 1,400 slots2005opened
- 9Amelia Belle CasinoAmelia · 11 tables · 599 slots2012opened
- 10Margaritaville Resort CasinoShreveport–Bossier · 54 tables · 1,200 slots2013opened
- 11Golden Nugget Lake CharlesLake Charles · 72 tables · 2,000 slots2014opened
- 12Horseshoe Lake CharlesLake Charles2022opened
- 13Live! Casino & Hotel LouisianaShreveport–Bossier · 40 tables · 1,000 slots2025opened
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How many casinos are in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 16 casinos, according to the market’s official registry (LGCB & LSP). Commercial riverboat and land-based casinos in Lake Charles, Shreveport–Bossier, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Amelia. Tribal casinos, racetrack slots and video poker are not included.
What is the gambling age in Louisiana?
You must be 21 or older to enter a gaming floor in Louisiana. Carry a valid government-issued photo ID.
What is a shortlist on CasinoList?
A shortlist is a curated set of venues for one visitor situation — famous floors, poker rooms, free parking, downtown walks. Each shortlist is its own page with an explicit ranking rule, not a dump of every licence row.
How should I pick a casino from this catalog?
Start with a shortlist that matches the night — first-timer, poker, downtown, free parking — then open two or three profiles for hours, parking and floor size. Use filters on a shortlist page to narrow further.
How is this shortlist ranked?
Ordered by opening year — oldest first
Where do table and slot counts come from?
For Louisiana, table-game and slot totals come from official reports published by Louisiana Gaming Control Board and related registry files — the same numbers the state publishes. Profile pages show the source and check date.
Do you list online casinos or betting apps?
No. CasinoList covers land-based, licensed floors you can walk into. Online casinos, apps and grey-market venues stay off the catalog.
Can a casino pay to rank higher?
No. Rankings and shortlist membership are never sold. Ads policy and editorial rules are published on our methodology page.
How often is the Louisiana catalog updated?
We refresh registry-backed inventory when new official reports land, and re-check operator facts on a desk schedule. Each profile shows when a field was last verified.
Is free parking guaranteed on the free-parking shortlist?
Free parking means our visit block records free self-park as published. Fees and validation rules can change — confirm on site or on the operator’s page before you drive in.
Provenance
Where the numbers come from
Registry reports and named pages — not review-site scrapes. Open a profile for the check date on each fact.
Market regulator
Louisiana Gaming Control Board
Licensing authority for Louisiana. Table and slot inventory starts here.
Official report
LGCB 30th Annual Report — riverboat & land-based licensees
As of 2025-06-30
Official report
LSP Gaming Operations — licensed properties by field office
As of 2026-10-12
Our method
How we choose shortlists, rank them, and what stays off CasinoList.
Official operator sites
Hours, parking, dress and hotel notes when the operator publishes them.
Open geographic data
Addresses and coordinates from OSM / Nominatim where the operator has not published them.
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