New casino owner to use Sam's Town name - 2004-02-06
Boyd Gaming Corp., which hopes to take ownership
of Harrah's riverboat casino in Shreveport later this year, plans to rename the gambling hall Sam's Town.
The casino will be themed, at least in part, around the Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, which Boyd Gaming also owns.
"We are working out the plans and expect to have a more detailed announcement in the second quarter," said Rob Stillwell, a spokesman for Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming.
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