Alligator Piccata by Chef Willie Gaspard from Mr. Lester’s Restaurant at Cypress Bayou Casino & Hotel

Alligator Piccata

Contributed by Chef Willie Gaspard representing Mr. Lester’s Restaurant at Cypress Bayou Casino & Hotel in Charenton, Louisiana. He is the Executive Chef and has over thirty years of culinary experience.

“I take local southern Louisiana ingredients and give them a twist—this time, transforming alligator with a classic veal piccata.”

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Southland Casino Hotel Launches Expanded Player Rewards Program

(WEST MEMPHIS, Ark.) – Southland Casino Hotel is excited to announce the launch of its greatly expanded and enhanced player rewards program for players to enjoy.

 

The new Lucky North® Rewards, formerly Lucky North Club®, features expanded tier-earning and benefit-use periods, on-property and destination benefits and new national and local partnerships for discounted and complementary experiences.

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Champion Gymnast Livvy Dunne and EX-MLB Star Jayson Werth to Host Kentucky Oaks and Derby Festivities in Sports Illustrated’s SI Club


(Louisville, Kentucky) All-American National Champion gymnast Olivia “Livvy” Dunne and ex-Major League Baseball star Jayson Werth will be the celebrity hosts to meet-and-greet guests in Sports Illustrated’s Club SI, the popular luxury dining experience at historic Churchill Downs, for the 151st runnings of the Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, respectively.

Club SI, a multi-year exclusive partnership between Churchill Downs Racetrack and Sports Illustrated, debuted at last year’s Kentucky Derby and offers guests a modern, sophisticated race day experience as part of the racetrack’s recent $200 million reimagined Paddock Project.

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Rhythm City Casino in Iowa Welcomes Midland on April 5

(Davenport, Iowa) The popular band Midland is coming to Rhythm City Casino to perform in the Event Center on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The Double Grammy® nominees have sought to reintroduce the Western plains, Laurel Canyon-cum-Bakersfield and Lone Star juke joints to Country music since coming together at a friend’s wedding over common influences and the need for a return to this sort of post-Urban Cowboy Country.

They are known best for their 2X PLATINUM hit “Drinkin’ Problem” from their critically acclaimed album “On The Rocks” and No. 1 Billboard Top Country Albums debut Let It Roll to unite classic country fans, hipsters and media including Entertainment Weekly, GQ, The Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Variety, Rolling Stone Country and NPR.

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