Louisiana: Treasure Chest announces opening date for new land-based casino in Kenner

The Treasure Chest will hold a grand opening for its new land-based casino at the end of Williams Boulevard near Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner on Thursday, June 6.

The opening marks the end of an era for the Treasure Chest’s nearby riverboat casino, which will stop taking bets at 11:59 p.m on Saturday, June 1.

The new land-based facility features a 48,000-square-foot gambling hall — twice the size of its water-based counterpart — and over 8,000 square feet of convention space, alongside four new restaurants. It cost around $100 million to construct.

Owned by Nevada-based Boyd Gaming Corp., the Treasure Chest opened in a replica riverboat on Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner in 1994, with one restaurant and no convention space.