This Was The President Casino
Opening date
August 13, 1992 (casino form)
1939 (resort form)
Closing date
July 31, 2005
No. of rooms
450 (2 structures)
Total gaming space
38,000 sq ft (3,500 m2)
Permanent shows
none
Signature attractions
Marina, golf
Casino type
Floating barge
Previous names
Broadwater Beach Hotel and Resort
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore the casino barge from its moorings and washed it ashore ½ mile west of the Broadwater Resort Marina. The barge was a total loss, it was cut up as scrap and removed by a salvage company. (After the state passed legislation allowing riverboat casinos to build on solid ground with a traditional foundation as long as they were near navigable waterways, the new Silver Slipper Casino would be built from the ground up instead and open in late 2006.) The hotel in the resort part was still standing but heavily damaged by Katrina, with the storm surge reaching the second floor. The famed sign was destroyed. The marina too was wrecked and closed. The golf course did not reopen. The hotel subsequently underwent demolition, which concluded by November 2006 with even the foundation slabs removed.
August 13, 1992 (casino form)
1939 (resort form)
Closing date
July 31, 2005
No. of rooms
450 (2 structures)
Total gaming space
38,000 sq ft (3,500 m2)
Permanent shows
none
Signature attractions
Marina, golf
Casino type
Floating barge
Previous names
Broadwater Beach Hotel and Resort
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore the casino barge from its moorings and washed it ashore ½ mile west of the Broadwater Resort Marina. The barge was a total loss, it was cut up as scrap and removed by a salvage company. (After the state passed legislation allowing riverboat casinos to build on solid ground with a traditional foundation as long as they were near navigable waterways, the new Silver Slipper Casino would be built from the ground up instead and open in late 2006.) The hotel in the resort part was still standing but heavily damaged by Katrina, with the storm surge reaching the second floor. The famed sign was destroyed. The marina too was wrecked and closed. The golf course did not reopen. The hotel subsequently underwent demolition, which concluded by November 2006 with even the foundation slabs removed.
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