Boomtown Bossier City

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Boomtown Bossier City
Boomtown Bossier City logo.png
Location Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Address 300 Riverside Drive
Opening dateOctober 4, 1996;27 years ago (1996-10-04)
No. of rooms186
Total gaming space37,000 sq ft (3,400 m2)
Notable restaurants1800 Prime Steakhouse
Boomer's Cafe
Cattleman's Buffet
Sundance Cantina
Owner Gaming and Leisure Properties
Operating license holder Penn Entertainment
Previous namesCasino Magic Bossier City (1996–2002)
Renovated in1996, 1998, 2001, 2002
Coordinates 32°30′36″N93°43′58″W / 32.51000°N 93.73278°W / 32.51000; -93.73278
Website boomtownbossier.com

Boomtown Bossier City (formerly Casino Magic Bossier City) is a hotel and casino located in Bossier City, Louisiana. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. [11]

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History

Casino Magic Corp. merged with Hollywood Park, Inc. in 1998. [12]

Pinnacle Entertainment renamed it Boomtown in 2002. [13]

See also

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  9. ↑ "Chef Konstantin Plavnik Named Executive Chef of Boomtown Casino and Hotel" (Press release). Pinnacle Entertainment. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Beaird, Zach (February 23, 2015). "New Boomtown Casino chef mastering seafood experience". The Times. Shreveport. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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