布姆敦赌场计划新建一家拥有150间客房的酒店

　　据布姆敦赌场的一名工作人员透露，位于杰斐逊教区的布姆敦赌场计划新建一家拥有150间客房的酒店。

　　布姆敦赌场官方人员表示，该酒店建设项目预计耗资20亿美元，从九月开始，到2013年底完成。

　　布姆敦赌场的副总裁兼总经理巴里·雷古拉表示，他们要在密西西比河西岸打造出酒店与赌场的最佳组合，为广大赌徒提供最好的娱乐体验。“一个都市酒店不仅能帮助我们开拓更广的市场，而且能加强我们与旅客之间的联系，从而为赌场奠定扎实的客户群。”雷古拉如此说到。

　　布姆敦赌场发言人克里安德森说，布姆敦赌场成立于1994年，目前拥有超过1,400部角子机和32个赌台，但附属的酒店只有一个，所以，布姆敦赌场有必有加大其他酒店项目建设。一个赌场设有夜总会和餐饮场所是没有长远发展力的。该公司还表示，就酒店建设项目将创造大约50个长期的就业机会。

　　拉斐特勒莫瓦纳有限公司已被聘为该项目的总承包商。

　　杰斐逊教区议员瑞奇表示，布姆敦赌场一直在为教区提供众多的就业机会，以及完善社区的各种基础设施。“在就业形势不容乐观的时候，我们很高兴看到布姆敦赌场出台酒店建设项目，不仅能为教区带来新的就业机会，而且刺激西岸经济的持续发展。”议员瑞奇如此说到。

　　译文：

　　Boomtown Casino to add 150-room hotel

　　Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment said Tuesday it will be starting construction on a 150-room hotel at the site of its Boomtown Casino in Jefferson Parish.

　　Officials say construction of the $20 million development in the New Orleans suburb of Harvey is expected to begin in September and should be completed in late 2013.

　　Boomtown Vice President and General Manager Barry Regula said he expects the hotel-casino combination to provide the best entertainment experience on the Mississippi River's west bank.

　　"The addition of a hotel to Boomtown allows us to grow our customer base in the market through enhanced guest offerings and also increases options for current Pinnacle guests who come to visit the New Orleans area," Regula said.

　　Pinnacle spokeswoman Kerry Andersen said the casino, which opened in 1994 and has more than 1,400 slot machines and 32 table games, is the only one of the company's four Louisiana properties that isn't operating with an attached hotel.

　　"We already create a significant amount of tax dollars for the parish, and this is the first significant hotel construction on the west bank in a few years," she said.

　　The casino also features a nightclub and dining venues. The development will create about 50 permanent jobs, the company said.

　　The Lemoine Co. of Lafayette has been hired as general contractor for the project.

　　Jefferson Parish Councilman Ricky Templet said Pinnacle has always been a benefactor to the parish with the jobs and infrastructure it provides to the community.

　　"In a time when many communities are struggling, we are pleased to work closely with the Boomtown management team on this exciting hotel project bringing new jobs and continued economic development to the west bank," Templet said.