Grand Casinos

Grand Casinos (NYSE: GND) was a casino operator, co-founded by poker player Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson, Founder of Famous Dave's BBQ Restaurants, that started out managing several casinos in Minnesota in 1990.^[1][2]

Grand Casinos Inc.

Industry	Gaming
Founded	1990
Defunct	1998; 25 years ago (1998)
Fate	Acquired
Successor	Park Place Entertainment Grand Casino Minnesota
Headquarters	Minnesota , USA
Key people	Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson

The company ceased to exist when it was purchased by Hilton Hotels which then merged it with its other gaming properties to form Park Place Entertainment in 1998.^[3]

History

Grand Casinos owned a total of 8 casinos in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

On December 19, 1995, made a major equity investment in The Stratosphere.^[4]

In connection with AirTran Airways, Grand Casinos began offering vacation packages on AirTran August 8, 2005.^[5]

Enterprises owned

• Biloxi Star Theater
• Grand Casino Gulfport
• Grand Casino Biloxi
• Grand Casino Tunica

Casinos operated

• Grand Casino Mille Lacs
• Grand Casino Hinckley
• Grand Casino Avoyelles^{[6] [7]}
• Grand Casino Coushatta^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. . Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
2. . World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
3. Andrew Pollack (1998-06-30). "Hilton Gambling Split-Off Seen, Then Merger With Grand Casinos". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
4. . Bloomberg Businessweek. 1996-09-08. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
5. "AirTran Airways encourages Gulf Coast Rebuilding with Added Flight Schedule". Retrieved 2014-03-21.
6. "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Avoyelles". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
7. "Paragon Casino Resort celebrates 25 years in Avoyelles Parish". KALB. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
8. "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Coushatta". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
9. "Coushatta Casino Resort celebrates 20th anniversary". The Town Talk. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
10. "Langley v. Edwards, 872 F. Supp. 1531 (W.D. La. 1995)". Justia US Law. 1995-01-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.