“It’s not fair because everyone else around us doesn’t have the smoking ban,” Frissora argued.Ĭaesar’s Entertainment president for the south region of the U.S., Dan Real, said the company’s first quarter in 2015 was its best in that property’s history, just before they were “hit” by the ban. Frissora said the ban makes it difficult to compete with venues in the surrounding area, because it only affects Orleans Parish. He and other executives spoke to the task force Tuesday (March 21) at the Capitol. The other two are in Bossier City.Ĭaesars Entertainment president and CEO Mark Frissora said Harrah’s in New Orleans lost about $70 million in revenue during the two years following the start of the smoking ban in New Orleans in April 2015. The casino is one of the three in Louisiana owned by Caesar’s. 1 Louisiana enterprise, Harrah’s Casino & Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
Representatives from the global casino enterprise Caesar’s Entertainment outlined for the Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Task Force the negative impact of a local smoking ban on its No.
