Shreveport-Bossier Casinos Offers Incentives

The casino floor at Sam’s Town Shreveport.

Meeting planners can bet on a good time at Shreveport-Bossier’s five riverboat casinos and horseracing track. Incentives offered by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and the Louisiana Office of Tourism raises the ante for a successful meeting that gives money back to meeting planners and delivers value to attendees.

For meeting planners that book new business, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau reimburses up to $3,000 based on the number of hotel rooms utilized in the destination. The Louisiana Office of Tourism provides a free seafood reception and free local band for the reception.

“We want to make it as easy as possible to meet in Shreveport-Bossier,” said David Bradley, vice president of sales for the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. “A lot of companies and planners are hurting after the year we just had, and we want to provide them with value when they bring their group here.”

Eldorado Resort Casino, Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino, Horseshoe Casino and Hotel, Margaritaville Resort Casino and Harrah’s Louisiana Downs all offer variously configured meeting space. Boomtown Casino and Hotel is a great overflow hotel for delegates.

Meetings held at casinos can be one-stop-shops with luxury hotels, spas, entertainment venues, restaurants and on-site transportation. Here are the meeting amenities:

• Eldorado Resort Casino has 403 hotel rooms and 5,916 square feet of meeting space.
• Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino has 514 hotel rooms, 11 meeting rooms and 13,000 square feet of meeting space.
• Horseshoe Casino and Hotel has 606 hotel rooms, 4 meeting rooms and 3,718 square feet of meeting space.
• Margaritaville Resort Casino has 395 hotel rooms, 3 meeting rooms and 7,309 square feet of meeting space.
• Harrah’s Louisiana Downs has two nearby hotels, 6 meeting rooms and 20,000 square feet of meeting space.

The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is a complete resource for meeting planners. To learn more about meeting in Shreveport-Bossier, visit www.Shreveport-Bossier.org/Meetings or call 1-800-551-8682.