Casino Guide for Lake Charles, Louisiana

Though not very well known, and just a small dot on the map, Lake Charles is a haven for casino lovers. Located in the heart of Cajun Country, Lake Charles is a city large enough to provide ample entertainment and accommodations, yet small enough to provide that small town southern feeling. With two casinos located in Lake Charles itself and two casinos within a short driving distance, Lake Charles is the perfect alternative to the fast pace of places such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

The newest casino to come to Lake Charles is the L'auberge Du Lac Hotel and Casino Resort. An absolutely beautiful hotel, L'auberge boasts that it is the tallest building in the city of Lake Charles. Standing 26 stories tall, the hotel has approximately 750 rooms, including suites and villas. The rooms offer amenities such as 32" televisions, in room safes and high-speed internet access. The most drawing feature to L'auberge of course, is the casino. The casino sits in a beautiful, enormous glass dome, in the center of which sits an action packed bar. With 60 table games and over 1,600 of the newest slot machines, L'auberge is definitely a top notch casino. L'auberge also offers some of the finest dining in Lake Charles with restaurants like Le Beaucoup Buffet, Jack Daniel's Bar & Grill, Le Cafe, Snake River Grill and Asia. Add to all of this a 7,000 yard, par-71 championship golf course, a full-service spa and salon and a heated pool with pool side bar and you've got yourself one great vacation get away.

Across the lake from L'auberge, sits the Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel. Located close to downtown Lake Charles, the Isle of Capri is the most established casino of Lake Charles and a long time favorite of the locals. The Isle of Capri has a unique casino environment consisting of 48,000 square feet spread between two docked river boats. With a wide variety of slot machines and any table game you could ask for, you're sure to be provided with non-stop casino action. The Isle offers two tower hotels, one of which is brand new and offers modern rooms, a conference room, spa, pool and fitness room. Your sure to find whatever your taste buds desire from one of the many restaurants located in the Isle of Capri such as Calypso's Seafood Buffet, Farraday's Restaurant, Lucky Wins and Kitt's Kitchen & Rum Mill.

A short drive to the west, you'll find Delta Downs Casino located on the Louisiana-Texas border in the town of Vinton, Louisiana. Delta Downs is not only a casino and hotel, but a horse racetrack as well. The Delta Downs casino features almost 1500 of the hottest slots. The hotel provides smoking and non-smoking floors, spacious rooms with stand-alone glass showers and an outdoor swimming pool. The Racetrack is by far the biggest attraction of the Delta Downs Casino. It is a 6 furlong oval with two chutes, a 550 yard (QH), 1 1/16 mile (TB) chute and a 5 furlong chute, providing exciting, top quality horse racing. Delta Downs Casino also has a variety of restaurants including the Down Home Diner, Grillers, Caffe Siene, Fresh Harvest Deli, and the Triple Crown Buffet.

And last but absolutely not least, north east of Lake Charles is the Grand Casino Coushatta, located in Kinder, Louisiana. Grand Casino Coushatta has thousands of reel and video slot machines, many offering huge progressives and giant jackpots. One of their biggest attractions are the slot machines where you can play to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle! For those that prefer a high stake game, whether slots or table games, there are separate lounges for you to play in. What ever your game at the casino, you are sure to find it at the Grand Casino Coushatta. The Coushatta also overs a variety of hotel accommodations for your stay. There is the Coushatta Grand Hotel, providing 208 exquisite rooms that offer an unsurpassed level of style, comfort and personal service. The Grand Coushatta Inn offers 195 spacious rooms. Both hotels are located within walking distance of the casino. Just down the road, providing shuttle service to the casino is the Kosati Pines Lodge and the Red Shoes RV resort. A wonderful benefit of the Grand Casino Coushatta is that it provides care and entertainment for your children while you are playing. The Kid's Quest Arcade is a fully supervised facility that offers childcare in a fun environment. Children from ages 6 weeks to 12 years are cared for while being entertained with exciting activities. There is a small charge for this service, and meals can also be provided for another small charge. The facility also offers the option of pagers being available to the parent for a small fee, so that they may contact you if your child needs you. The Arcade At Coushatta is for children age 12 and over. If offers over 60 of the newest video games to help keep your children entertained. And let's not forget the food! The Grand Casino Coushatta offers dining for the whole family with restaurants like Big Sky Steakhouse, Gumbeaux's Oyster & Sports Bar, Seven Clams Buffet, the Big Top Sandwich Shop and more!

So come on down to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Have yourself a great vacation, and who knows, you might just go home a winner!