Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. expects to begin millions of dollars in piling work this month on a proposed $407 million Sugarcane Bay casino-resort in Lake Charles. The tropical-themed gaming complex will be built next to the L’Auberge du Lac casino-resort, and the two will be connected by a covered walkway. The state Gaming Control Board earlier this year gave Pinnacle until October to begin work on Sugarcane Bay after the company asked for a delay to wait on credit markets to get better. Pinnacle also made a similar request for its River Road casino resort in Baton Rouge, but it isn’t known when the credit markets will loosen up enough for that project to start. Kerry Andersen, a L’Auberge spokeswoman, says once Sugarcane Bay is constructed Pinnacle will have a $1 billion investment in Calcasieu Parish. Sugarcane Bay will feature a 400-room hotel with window balconies, a one-story casino riverboat, an entertainment arena, restaurants and retail outlets, and a pool area. It will take 18 to 24 months to construct the facility.
Piling work to begin on Lake Charles casino
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