
“We were going to leave because of all the renovations going on, but we hung in there with them.

Lewis Simpson, 71, said they were sorely needed. Landry’s CEO Tilman Fertitta immediately announced a $150 million renovation project, which is expected to wrap up in March.Īlthough the retired couple, from the Smithville section of Galloway Township, was mildly inconvenienced by the renovations that have been blocking off segments of the property, they appreciate the upgrades. Simpson and her husband, Lewis, have been playing the slots multiple times each week at the Golden Nugget since before Landry’s bought the former Trump Marina in May for $38 million, less than a tenth of its assessed value. Carol Simpson had a simple description of the renovations taking place at the Golden Nugget Casino in the Marina District: “There’s something different every day.”
