Grand Casino Coushatta Dining
| Industry | Gaming |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Park Place Entertainment |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Defunct | 1998; 22 years ago |
| Headquarters | , |
| Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson |
Grand Coushatta Hotel
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 tribe owns and operates the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana. The casino is home to the Koasati Pines golf course. The casino operates 8 restaurants and 4 hotels, and is the largest casino in the state. The casino employs over 2500 local residents, and it is one of the top five largest private employer in Southwest Louisiana. Restaurants near Koasati Pines at the Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder on Tripadvisor: Find traveler reviews and candid photos of dining near Koasati Pines at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana. Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder, LA. 245,070 likes 1,820 talking about this 295,227 were here. Coushatta is the largest casino resort in Louisiana with thousands of slots, over 65 table games. Presentation of the Kinder Coushatta Grand Hotel & Casino. The Coushatta Casino is a Las-Vegas style casino located in Kinder, Louisiana. This establishment offers 100,000 sq ft dedicated to gambling. You will find 65 gamings tables games and a 20-table non-smoking Poker Room with fifteen LCD TV's, and Bingo.
Grand Casino Coushatta Restaurants
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[edit]
Grand Casinos owned a total of 8 casinos in 1995.
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[edit]
- Biloxi Star Theater
Casinos operated[edit]
- Grand Casino Avoyelles[6][7]
- Grand Casino Coushatta[8][9][10]
References[edit]
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- ^'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. 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.