Pinnacle given go-ahead for Aug. 29 casino opening

Published August 16, 2012 4:46pm ET



BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has received approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to open its new $368 million Baton Rouge casino on Aug. 29, if the riverboat passes a safety inspection.

The board agreed unanimously Thursday to allow the opening later this month of the facility, called L’Auberge Baton Rouge, subject to a successful inspection and the gambling board chairman’s determination that the project is substantially completed.

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