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Harrah's New Orleans in Pact with Restaurants, Hotels5 March 2001BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – March 5, 2001 – As reported by the Associated Press: ``Harrah's New Orleans Casino has reached an agreement with restaurant and hotel trade groups in the gambling hall's bid to expand its food and lodging services, representatives of each group say. ``Officials with the casino's owner, JCC Holding Co., the Greater New Orleans Hotel-Motel Association and the Louisiana Restaurant Association would not detail the terms of the agreement Friday, saying members of both associations must first vote to approve it. ``The three sides met at the state Capitol with representatives of Gov. Mike Foster's office mediating. Representatives of each side expressed confidence the agreement could be approved as early as next week. ```…JCC Holding wants more table dining and authority to offer discounted and free meals to gamblers. The company also wants to have its own hotel with discounted rooms. Both measures would have to be approved by legislators. ``…The proposal is part of a package of concessions, including a state gambling tax cut, that JCC Holding says it must have to keep the casino open. ``…A special legislative session is tentatively set for March 11 to consider a new casino deal…" |