$100 million casino renovation for Golden Nugget in Biloxi

BILOXI as reported by the Sun Herald -- Work already has begun to transform Isle Casino into the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi.

Landry's Golden Nugget bought the East Biloxi casino Nov. 29 and has
An artist's rendering of the Golden Nugget Biloxi shows how the exterior will be remodeled.   remodeled five of the guest rooms that visitors can tour this weekend.

By about Memorial Day, one-third of the $100 million remodeling and construction project should be done and the resort will be re-branded as Golden Nugget. Before that happens, Faraday's restaurant will become Morton's Steakhouse and Rush Lounge and a Party Pit will become new venues for customers.

All of the public space and the 720 hotel rooms and suites will be renovated. Two other restaurants, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. overlooking the pool and Lillie's Asian Cuisine and its adjacent Asian casino space, are coming. Lillie's will be in the first phase of renovations and Bubba Gump in the final phase that will add a new casino floor, a comedy club, a new spa and the H20 resort swimming pool with year-round hot tubs and fire pits. The final phase is scheduled to be complete in February 2014