{"id":425,"date":"2026-02-26T17:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerulepillar.com\/?p=425"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:23:48","slug":"louisiana-purchase-ballys-buys-boyd-shreveport-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerulepillar.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/louisiana-purchase-ballys-buys-boyd-shreveport-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Purchase: Bally\u2019s Buys Boyd Shreveport Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Boyd is selling Sam&#8217;s Town Hotel &amp; Casino in Shreveport, to Bally\u2019s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial terms not disclosed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deal expected to close in third quarter<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) said today it reached an agreement to sell the Sam&#8217;s Town Hotel &amp; Casino in Shreveport, La. to Bally\u2019s.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378007\" data-style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-378007 size-post-thumbnail-430xAUTO lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Sam&#039;s Town Shreveport\" width=\"430\" height=\"324\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cerulepillar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ST-430x324-1.jpg\"><figcaption>Sam&#8217;s Town Shreveport. Boyd Gaming is selling the casino to Bally&#8217;s. (Image: Boyd Gaming)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/boyd-gaming-back-with-another-dividend-hike\/\">Las Vegas-based Boyd<\/a> has operated the Louisiana casino since 2004. From a logistical standpoint, the transaction makes sense because Sam\u2019s Town is adjacent to Bally&#8217;s Shreveport Casino &amp; Hotel in downtown Shreveport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p>Sam&#8217;s Town Shreveport features a 29,000-square-foot casino with 750 slot machines and 14 table games, a 514-room hotel, multiple restaurants, a live entertainment venue, and convention and meeting space,\u201d according to a statement issued by the regional casino operators.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter, weren\u2019t revealed.<\/p>\n<h2>Bally\u2019s Boosts Louisiana Footprint<\/h2>\n<p>As noted above, Rhode Island-based already operates a Shreveport gaming venue and the company is familiar to Louisiana bettors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>When the Sam\u2019s Town deal closes, the operator will run four casinos in the state. In addition to the pair of Shreveport properties, Bally\u2019s operates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-baton-rouge-opens-former-belle-now-land-based-casino\/\">Bally\u2019s Baton Rouge<\/a> and the Queen Baton Rouge, both of which are located in the state\u2019s capitol city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>For its part, Boyd will retain a significant footprint in the state. After selling Sam&#8217;s Town Shreveport, the company will still run four Louisiana casinos &#8212; the Amelia Belle, the Delta Downs racino, Evangeline Downs Racetrack &amp; Casino, and the Treasure Chest Casino.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sale of our Sam&#8217;s Town Shreveport property is consistent with our continued focus on refining our operating model and our nationwide property portfolio,\u201d said Boyd CEO Keith Smith in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/boyd-gaming-partners-with-las-vegas-raiders-allegiant-stadium\/\">runs 10 gaming venues<\/a> in its home market, including Aliante, California, Cannery, Fremont, Gold Coast, Jokers Wild, Main Street Station, Sam\u2019s Town, Suncoast, and The Orleans. That figure is poised to grow to 11 next month when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-southern-nevada-casino-set-to-open-next-month\/\">Cadence Crossing Casino<\/a> in Henderson, Nevada comes online. It also operates regional casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<h2>What Will Become of Sam\u2019s Town Real Estate?<\/h2>\n<p>It appears as though Boyd Gaming owns the real estate associated with Sam\u2019s Town Shreveport, meaning that property will be transferred to Bally\u2019s when the deal is wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s potentially noteworthy because as is widely known in gaming circles, Bally\u2019s often executes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/ballys-could-weigh-future-real-estate-sales\/\">sale leaseback deals<\/a> to raise cash, which is to say the operator doesn\u2019t own much of the real estate on which its casinos reside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Its primary landlord is Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI), which already owns the property assets of seven Louisiana casinos, including the trio of aforementioned Bally\u2019s venues. However, the real estate investment trust (REIT) hasn\u2019t publicly said it\u2019s aiming to acquire Sam\u2019s Town real estate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/louisiana-purchase-ballys-buys-boyd-shreveport-casino\/\">Louisiana Purchase: Bally&#8217;s Buys Boyd Shreveport Casino<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boyd is selling Sam&#8217;s Town Hotel &amp; Casino in Shreveport, to Bally\u2019s Financial terms not disclosed Deal expected to close in third quarter Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) said today it reached an agreement to sell the Sam&#8217;s Town Hotel &amp; Casino in Shreveport, La. to Bally\u2019s. Sam&#8217;s Town Shreveport. 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