^ 'L'Auberge Casino Resort Property Fact Sheet'.'L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort, Lake Charles, Louisiana'. ^ 'Contraband Bayou Golf Club in Lake Charles, Louisiana survives and thrives'.^ 'Penn National completes Pinnacle deal, involves four casinos in Louisiana'.completes the previously announced acquisition of the real estate assets of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc' (Press release). ^ 'Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.'Louisiana gaming board approves Pinnacle deal that includes selling and leasing back four casinos in the state'. ^ 'The Opening $365 million l'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, La., Propels Pinnacle Entertainment to Strong 2nd QTR / August 2005'.^ 'With L'Auberge Earnings Up 10%, Pinnacle Pushes Forward on Sugar Cane Bay'.^ 'Pinnacle Entertainment's L'Auberge du Lac Expansion Hits Construction Milestone'.: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Retrieved August 23, 2012 Due to gambling laws that allow riverboat casinos in Louisiana, the casino is built on a floating structure located on the Calcasieu River.

The building was designed by Bergman Walls Associates. In houses several food outlets, including the Kim Son restaurant Asia. The resort includes a spa, swimming pools, shops and a golf course, designed by Tom Fazio. Facility L'Auberge Casino Resort Front Entrance Penn National Gaming (now Penn Entertainment) acquired Pinnacle in October 2018, including the operations the resort. In April 2016, the property was sold to Gaming and Leisure Properties along with almost all of Pinnacle's real estate assets, and leased back to Pinnacle. The casino was opened by Pinnacle Entertainment in May 2005. It regularly draws in 400,000 visitors a month. L'Auberge employs over 2,400 people, and has nearly 1,000 hotel rooms. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles is a casino hotel in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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