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Grand Casinos

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Gaming industry

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. 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 1998.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1
  • Industrygambling1
  • HeadquartersMinnesota1

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 1990.2

Corporate structure

Grand Casinos is part of a group headed by Caesars Entertainment. 197 entities, 8 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Caesars Entertainment Reno, Nevada, United States
    • Grand Casinos Minnesota
    • 1300 WSED, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 1301 WSED, LLC Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
    • 1400 WSED, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • 3535 LV Newco, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • AC Conference Newco, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • American Wagering, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Aster Insurance Ltd. Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • AWI Manufacturing, Inc. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Bally's Las Vegas Manager, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Bally's Park Place, LLC Subsidiary · New Jersey, United States
    • Benco, LLC Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Black Hawk Holdings, L.L.C. Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • Boardwalk Regency LLC Subsidiary · New Jersey, United States
    • Brandywine Bookmaking, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • BV Manager, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • BW Sub Co. Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
    • Caesars Asia Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
    • Caesars Baltimore Investment Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Caesars Baltimore Management Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Caesars Convention Center Owner, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Caesars Digital Canada, Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Caesars Digital PR, Inc. Subsidiary · Puerto Rico, United States
    • Caesars Dubai, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • and 171 more

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The story

Grand Casinos owned a total of 8 casinos in 1995.

On December 19, 1995, made a major equity investment in The Stratosphere.

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

From Wikipedia’s article on Grand Casinos, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Caesars Entertainment, Inc.1

Timeline

  1. 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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