 Name: Lyle Berman Date of Birth: 06/08/1941 Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota Profile
Lyle Berman is the CEO of Lakes Entertainment, Inc., a Minnesota-based publicly traded company whose primary business is managing tribal casinos. He serves as the Chairman of the Board for the World Poker Tour, which is a subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment. Berman is also one of the world's top poker players . He has won three gold bracelets in the World Championships and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas on May 20, 2002. In 1990, Berman participated in the founding of Grand Casinos, Inc. He is credited as one of the early visionaries in the development of casinos outside of the traditional gaming markets of Las Vegas and Atlantic City. In 1998, Grand Casinos merged with the gaming division of Hilton Hotels Corporation to form Park Place Entertainment Corporation, and Grand Casinos' Indian casino management business was spun off into a new public company called Lakes Entertainment, Inc.A 1964 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Business Administration, in October 1995, Berman was honored with the B'nai B'rith "Great American Traditions Award.” In April 1996, he received the Gaming Executive of the Year Award. | 
Make us your Homepage
Bookmark this Page
Tell a Friend about us
Free Newsletter