Fair Grounds Fighting for Slot Machines

The Fair Grounds Race Course is trying to open a slot machine casino, but they are a little behind schedule. The racetrack has needed the slot machine revenue, but was held up by a little storm called Hurricane Katrina.

When Hurricane Katrina came whipping through, the plans that they had for opening their slot machine casino were pushed back – as many were affected by the storm. They had originally planned on building a permanent slot machine casino, and it was supposed to break ground in September of 2005.

The slot machine casino will be 30,000 square feet for the permanent structure, with the temporary structure being smaller. They are now planning on building a temporary slot machine only casino this fall, so that they can start getting some revenue in to put towards the building of the permanent structure.

They are planning on starting construction on the permanent slot machine casino this summer. They hope to have it completed by Thanksgiving of 2008.

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