Grand Casinos

Grand Casinos Inc.
IndustryGaming
Founded1990
Defunct1998; 26 years ago (1998)
FateAcquired
Successor
Headquarters,
Key people
Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson

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]

  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.