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.
IndustryGaming
Founded1990
Defunct1998; 26 years ago (1998)
FateAcquired
Successor
Headquarters,
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

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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

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Casinos operated

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References

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  1. ^ "Lyle Berman". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ "Lyle Berman". 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. ^ "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.
  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.