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Delta Downs has worked out a compromise with the Louisiana Racing Commission over payment of a head tax. The issue was resolved at the commission's meeting in New Orleans March 8.
Friday, March 08, 2002State Rep. Ronnie Johns said a dispute between the Louisiana Racing Commission and Delta Downs over head-tax payments could be resolved by March 8, when the racing commission meets in New Orleans.
Friday, March 08, 2002The Louisiana Racing Commission is at odds with Delta Downs over the racetrack's refusal to pay a little-known head tax. Racing commissioners want Delta Downs to pay 25 cents for each patron that enters its doors for horse racing or to play slot machines.
Thursday, March 07, 2002Two separate meetings set for Feb. 27 to look into problems at Delta Downs were canceled.
Wednesday, February 27, 2002The slot-machine parlor at Delta Downs reopened the evening of Feb. 22 after it had been shut down by the state police that morning for various violations. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board had suspended the license of Boyd Gaming, owner of the Vinton track, to operate the 1,500 slot machines that went on line in mid-February.
Saturday, February 23, 2002Hundreds of eager gamblers lined up Wednesday outside Delta Downs in Vinton, La., to gamble in its new 1,500-machine slots parlor. Boyd Gaming, the track's owner, officially opened the large casino after months of legal snags and delays and an investment of more than $165 million.
Thursday, February 14, 2002Louisiana's first racetrack slot parlor opens today at Delta Downs, more than two years after Calcasieu Parish voters approved the operation. For Boyd Gaming, Delta Downs' owner, the opening is long overdue.
Wednesday, February 13, 2002Delta Downs -- Louisana's first race track slot casino -- will officially open at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. The Vinton, La. track is already running newspaper ads in Houston promoting the opening of its slot parlor. It's located near the southern Louisiana-Texas border.
Wednesday, February 06, 2002An appeals court ruling handed down Jan. 17 spells trouble for a 24-hour casino being operated by Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in Livingston, Texas.
Friday, January 18, 2002The Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Tuesday approved a configuration plan for the Delta Downs that will allow nearly 1,500 slot machines. Board members unanimously approved the plan, which also go the go-ahead from the state police and state fire marshal's office.
Wednesday, January 16, 2002By Ray Paulick -- Delta Downs appreciated by 1,300% in value in two years--thanks to slot machines.
Wednesday, January 02, 2002Gaming officials in Lake Charles, La., say a casino opened by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe near Livingston, Texas, has been doing brisk business. The tribe opened the small land-based casino after Thanksgiving on its reservation 90 miles north of Houston.
Tuesday, December 18, 2001Boyd Gaming, which owns Delta Downs in Vinton, La., has paid $5.1 million to former owner Shawn Scott for his remaining interest in a proposed slot-machine parlor at the racetrack, according to recent filings by Boyd with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tuesday, December 18, 2001Boyd Gaming will keep all 700 new Delta Downs employees on its payroll even though it doesn't know when it will open its slot-machine casino at the Vinton, La., facility it purchased for $125 million.
Thursday, December 13, 2001Boyd Gaming says it would have to Delta Downs in Vinton, La., to a "third party" if it's unable to defeat a lawsuit opposing its slot-machine parlor. That's according to recent filings by the Las Vegas-based company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Monday, December 10, 2001Hallowed Dreams returned from a brief freshening following her second career defeat in August, winning an Delta Downs allowance race by a length Saturday night.
Saturday, November 17, 2001Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for its gaming license to operate slot machines at its Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino.
Thursday, November 01, 2001Las Vegas casino company Boyd Gaming has agreed to buy Delta Downs in Louisiana for $115 million to $125 million.
Friday, April 27, 2001Though Delta Downs has secured a $7-million loan as payment for liens tied to construction work, the Louisiana State Racing Commission has ordered the track to submit a financial statement by Aug. 10 or risk loss of its license, according to published reports.
Thursday, April 19, 2001Taylor's Queen, a Louisiana-bred filly owned by Eugene Chisum of Beaumont, Texas, is the 4-5 morning-line favorite for Friday night's Jean Lafitte Futurity, the first major stakes of the season for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds. A field of 10 -- one colt, four geldings, and five fillies -- will square off in the four-furlong test at Delta Downs in Vinton, La.
Friday, April 13, 2001Delta Downs and Louisiana Downs hoped to have slot machines clanging away by now, but the arduous approval process has put the estimated time of arrival closer to 2002.
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