Grand Casinos
- Park Place Entertainment
- Grand Casino Minnesota
Minnesota
, USA
Key people
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]
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
- ^ "Lyle Berman". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Lyle Berman". World Poker Tour. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ Andrew Pollack (1998-06-30). "Hilton Gambling Split-Off Seen, Then Merger With Grand Casinos". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Vegas' Lyle Berman: You Gotta Know When To Hold 'Em". Bloomberg Businessweek. 1996-09-08. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "AirTran Airways encourages Gulf Coast Rebuilding with Added Flight Schedule". Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Avoyelles". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Paragon Casino Resort celebrates 25 years in Avoyelles Parish". KALB. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Lakes Entertainment, Inc. - Grand Casino Coushatta". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Coushatta Casino Resort celebrates 20th anniversary". The Town Talk. 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Langley v. Edwards, 872 F. Supp. 1531 (W.D. La. 1995)". Justia US Law. 1995-01-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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