Newest and Biggest Casino in Lake Charles is Just the Beginning; Players Gaming Complex announces expansion countdown.LAKE CHARLES Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. , La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1995--When Players announced the addition of the Star Casino last April, principals also hinted at greater expansion to come. The upgrade to a bigger, grander second casino marks another step up Players' strategic ladder, as they move to complete their resort destination. Players International will invest a total of $130 million to further develop the Lake Charles property. Phase One involves three major elements to be completed by the end of this year. The first, which opens in October, is the new 30,000 square foot all-new Players Casino with seven distinctive gaming parlors under one roof reminiscent of authentic, New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded casinos. The second element of the resort is the completion of the first of two, multi-story, covered parking facilities and the redesign of the hotel to accommodate 300 guest, banquet and meeting rooms. This phase is scheduled for completion in 1996. The third phase includes the incredible, 60,000 square foot Players Island entertainment complex to be constructed between the new Players Casino and the Star Casino. Giving Players What They Want The opening of the newest and biggest casino in Lake Charles at the already popular Players facility means that customers never have to wait to enjoy continuous access to fast-paced casino action with two casinos to choose from. The all-new Players Casino right across from the Star Casino, can accommodate more than 2,500 guests at 54 table games and over 900 looser slots. Making It Easy For Customers To Park The new 600 car, enclosed garage adjacent to the casinos will open in December and will provide customers and hotel guests free, convenient parking. Located just off Interstate 10, the multi-level facility is the first of two garages to be constructed on the premises. Experience A Tropical Island Unlike Any Other The Players Island Entertainment Complex will set new standards in satisfying and entertaining its guests. The 63,000 square foot facility, slated for completion in January, will take the visitor through an island village with all the excitement and visual pleasures imaginable. Upon entering this entertainment center, you stroll down a stone street to a plaza with an incredible, panoramic view of a tropical island village. Store fronts, lush foliage, dramatic waterfalls and rockscapes greet the visitor while colorful, exotic birds The Exotic Birds was a pop music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 by three Cleveland Institute of Music percussion students, Andy Kubiszewski, Tom Freer and Tim Adams. They wrote their own music and were described as synth pop, techno-pop and techno-dance. chirp and sing from gigantic banyon trees overhead. The domed ceiling gradually changes from day to night as the experience becomes even more fantastic. Pass the lagoon and watch carefully as an alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. moves or a voice beckons to more excitement at pirates cove Pirates Cove is an embayment in Marin County, California between Muir Beach and Tennessee Cove.[1] Notes 1. ^ USGS just beyond the waterfall. Animatronics an·i·ma·tron·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The technology employing electronics to animate motorized puppets. [anima(tion) + (elec)tronics. -- Where Imagination Becomes Reality Located within the promenade will be one of the most technically advanced animatronics shows ever designed. The $1 million life-size display was developed by Creative Presentations, the firm responsible for animatronics used in the E.T. ride at Universal Studios, The Fountain of the Gods at Caesar's Palace, the new MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. and World's Fairs This is a list of world's fairs, a comprehensive chronological list of world's fairs (with notable permanent buildings built). For an annotated list of all world's fairs sanctioned by the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) see List of world expositions. . The live, interactive show, a blend of comedy, music and adventure, is innovative yet whimsical, and adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience. The performances are scheduled continuously and entertain audiences through the comedic dialogue of "Jean Left-Feet," a peg-leg British pirate and his sophisticated French parrot "Too Loose Toucan toucan (t  kăn`, t`kän), perching bird of the New World tropics, related to the woodpeckers. ." Left-Feet amuses viewers with his inflated self-image, contemplating his skills as a swashbuckler comparable to Blue Beard and the real Jean Lafitte. However, it is his feathered friend who is clearly the superior intellect. The shipwrecked pirate's dream maiden, the beautiful Melisand, materializes into a pale vision right before the eyes of viewers. Left-Feet's fantasy dissipates into thin air, however, as his more mundane situation drags him back to reality. The antagonist in the scenario is the alligator who dwells in the lagoon surrounding the island. He is the cause of Left-Feet's missing limb, and he continues to vie for the other -- much to the fearful pirate's dismay. Between free daily performances, Too Loose Toucan will interact spontaneously with visitors with the help of a live comedian behind the scenes. Individual shows will also be activated as curious customers touch a hologram See holographic storage. illusion of Left-Feet's treasure chest. Three New Restaurants and an Entertainment Lounge Players also plans to expand dining opportunities within the entertainment complex with its Island Buffett, Plantation House fine dining and the Cajun Kitchen, as well as nightlife by way of The Bar and Cascade Entertainment Lounge. The Island Buffet, located in the central courtyard, will feature an all-new 100-foot-long buffett featuring an array of island delicacies and a specialty exhibition food area. Entering the restaurant through a latticework gazebo gazebo Lookout in the form of a turret, cupola (small, lanternlike dome), or garden house set on a height to give an extensive view. Few late-18th- and 19th-century rustic gazebos survive, but 17th-century turrets built up in an angle of the garden wall are not uncommon. draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. with lush, tropical flowers, patrons can dine al fresco in the 400-seat terrace-like setting shaded by huge banyon trees. Visitors can enjoy fine dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. the Plantation House restaurant's 125-seat balcony dining room, overlooking the tropical rainforest. Interior decor includes rustic finishings, exposed beams and bamboo accents. Authentic Indonesian artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , carved accessories and paintings are used throughout the space. The Cajun Kitchen -- designed for quick dining -- seats 50 and specializes in Cajun and Louisiana specialities, including jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. , alligator-on-a-stick, beignet bei·gnet also bei·gné n. Southern Louisiana 1. A square doughnut with no hole: "a New Orleans coffeehouse selling beignets, an insidious Louisianian cousin of the doughnut that exists to get powdered and po-boys. The Bar and Cascade Lounge offers a spectacular view of the rainforest and white waterfall. Guests can sip tropical drinks and relax to Island music in surround-sound. The Bar and Lounge accommodates 200 patrons and offers free nightly entertainment by regional favorites and national headliners. The New Year Rings in the Final Phase The completion of the Players Casinos Complex in 1996 will confirm its multi-entertainment options -- gaming, show business, restaurants and retail shops. Important to the facility in servicing its customers will be the new, expanded 300 room hotel and second enclosed garage tower. The hotel, architecturally parallelling the island design of the rest of the complex will provide its Texas and Louisiana customers the best in hotel accommodations. The project's final element will be the multi-level 500 car, covered parking facility bringing the total number of covered parking spaces to 1,100. Both parking towers will be available free to customers and hotel guests. "All the Right Elements" According to Merv Griffin, the largest shareholder in Players International, the Lake Charles Players Casinos Complex begins with all the right elements. "Lake Charles offers location, friendly folks and easy access," Griffin said. "Add to that a hearty dose of Cajun and Southwestern joie de vivre joie de vi·vre n. Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life. [French : joie, joy + de, of + vivre, to live, living. , and you've found yourself the ideal destination for that brief escape people are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ." Gaming is still the main attraction, but visitors can count on many more things to do. Musical greats such as Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas, The Original Drifters, Chubby Checker and Clarence Carter perform twice a month. Top-flight regional bands fill in for nightly gigs. And the Players gift shop is chock full of souvenirs to take home. Players features top regional musical talent, as well as big name acts. The wide range of music includes Jazz, Country, Zydeco zydeco (zī`dĭkō'), American musical form originating among the African-American Creoles of Louisiana. Drawing on elements of traditional Cajun music as well as jazz, country and western, and blues, it is characterized by French lyrics, , Tejano, Rhythm & Blues, Pop and Contemporary. Players also helps host local festivals, as Lake Charles is the Festival Capital of Louisiana Noun 1. capital of Louisiana - capital of Louisiana Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Bridge - a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge , and other specialty events such as celebrity nights and educational seminars. How to Find Players Located on Interstate 10 -- about 70 miles from Lafayette, 200 miles from New Orleans, 60 miles from Beaumont and 150 miles from Houston -- Lake Charles is in the center of a region which has long held pride in its unique cultural heritage. The town displays elements of the regional culture, a mix of Louisiana CODE, OF LOUISIANA. In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston, and Moreau Lislet, were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were not included therein. and Texas, in its history -- Spanish and French, its food -- boudin bou·din also Bou·dain n. pl. bou·dins also Bou·dains A highly seasoned link sausage of pork, pork liver, and rice that is a typical element of Louisiana Creole cuisine. and bar-b-que, and its music -- zydeco and tejano. Lake Charles is easy to reach not only because of its central location, but also because of the wide variety of transportation alternatives. Car travel is particularly viable because Interstate 10 connects Lake Charles with southeastern and central Texas, and southeastern Louisiana. Buses are readily available for chartering through Gray Line and other, independent bus operators and for single-ticket sales through Greyhound-Trailways Bus Line. Amtrack's famous Sunset Limited runs from Los Angeles to New Orleans and back, virtually following the interstate in Texas and Louisiana with stops at most towns along the way -- including Lake Charles. The Lake Charles airport serves the region with flights through Continental Express and American Eagle. The central location of Lake Charles and the Players/Star Casino Complex makes daily, overnight and weekend trips attractive and accessible for visitors from New Orleans to San Antonio. Free boat docking is available at the Players marina. For further information on the casino complex at Players Landing, contact Betsy Modglin, Director of Sales at 318/437-1500 or the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau at 318/436-9588. CONTACT: Players International Hope Murray, 318/437-1513 |
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