(AP) — Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. won another delay Tuesday for groundbreaking on a $250 million casino project in south Baton Rouge. But the delay wasn’t exactly what the company requested from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. The board gave the company an extension until Nov. 5 to enter into a construction contract for the new riverboat casino. The deadline had been Oct. 16. Pinnacle had asked for an extension until March 31. Instead, the gambling board voted unanimously to consider that extension request at its meeting next month — if Pinnacle submits a more detailed schedule of its pre-construction plans. Tuesday’s vote was the third extension of the casino construction contract deadline since February. Company officials said they are committed to building the new casino, which would be the third riverboat casino in Baton Rouge.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. gets third delay for BR casino
September 14, 2009