- Harrah's New Orleans
Casino infobox
casino=Harrah's New Orleans
theme=French Quarter
address=8 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
rooms=450
date_opened=October 30 ,1999
space_gaming=115,000 ft²
attractions=
shows=
restaurants="The Besh Steakhouse"
owner=Harrah's Entertainment
casino_type= Land
renovations=2005, 2006
names_pre=none
website= [http://www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/nor/ Harrah's New Orleans]Harrah's New Orleans is a
casino located inNew Orleans, Louisiana near the foot of Canal Street a block away from theMississippi River . It is a 115,000 ft² casino with approximately 2,100slot machine s, over 90 table games and apoker room. There are several places to eat ranging from buffet style to fine dining. Since its opening in 1999 Harrah's has been renting nearby hotel rooms to accommodate its guests; currently, the newly-renovated 202-room Wyndham Riverfront Hotel is providing such accommodations. In order to avoid leasing rooms, the casino opened its own 27-story hotel tower with 450 rooms across the street from the casino on September 21, 2006 just days ahead of theNew Orleans Saints return to theLouisiana Superdome . It is the only land based private casino in the state by Louisiana law (there are other casinos in the state with their gambling facilities on floating boats).The casino shut down in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 but reopened in the midst ofMardi Gras onFebruary 17 ,2006 .The location of the casino was most recently previously the site of the
Rivergate Convention Center . A short tunnel built as part of the cancelledVieux Carré Riverfront Expressway is used forvalet parking and for an entrance passing underneath Poydras Street.
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