P2E wants to relocate its Louisiana casino license from Bossier City to Slidell. The company closed its DiamondJacks Casino last year.<\/p>\n
The LGCB says if a simple majority of parish voters back the election question, it will approve of the P2E transfer request.<\/p>\n
Supporters and critics of lifting the commercial gaming prohibition in St. Tammany Parish are fighting to win on December 11. P2E brass believes they have the better hand.<\/p>\n
\nWe’re confident that the voters will support the Camellia Bay Resort, no matter the election date,”<\/strong> P2E spokesperson Jason Harbison told The Times-Picayune<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nP2E argues that its Slidell casino would bring a host of benefits to the region, located northeast of New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain. The company says the resort would create 1,000 full-time careers, with an average pay of approximately $45,000 per year.<\/p>\n
Camelia Bay would also agree to the highest effective gaming tax rate in the state. Along with the 21.5 percent tax on gross gaming revenue that the state levies, P2E has agreed to set aside an additional five percent for St. Tammany Parish.<\/strong><\/p>\nEconomic forecasts project that Camelia Bay would generate $33 million in annual gaming taxes for the state, with $9 million to stay locally. P2E has also promised to help fund the Slidell ring levee and construct a public sports complex near the property at a cost of upwards of $30 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hurricane Ida has delayed Louisiana voters in St. Tammany Parish voicing their stance on a proposed casino resort on the Lakeshore Marina. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed an executive order last week that postponed the state’s fall elections. The general elections previously scheduled for October 9 will now take place on November 13. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":185989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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