BNET Industries

Market Cap:$81.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$24.3M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We develop, finance and manage Indian-owned casino properties. We currently have development and management or financing agreements with four separate tribes for casino operations in Michigan, California, and Oklahoma for a total of five separate casino projects as follows: We developed, and have a five-year contract to manage, the Four Winds Casino Resort for the Pokagon Band in New Buffalo Township, Michigan near Interstate 94. We began managing the Four Winds Casino Resort when it opened to the public on August 2, 2007. The Four Winds Casino Resort is located near the first Interstate 94 exit in southwestern Michigan and approximately 75 miles east of Chicago. The facility features approximately 3,000 slot machines, 72 table games, a 12-table poker room, a 165-room hotel, five restaurants, three bars, a child care facility and arcade, retail space and a parking garage. We developed, and have a seven-year contract to manage, the Red Hawk Casino that was built on the Rancheria of the Shingle Springs Tribe in El Dorado County, California, adjacent to U.S. Highway 50, approximately 30 miles east of Sacramento, California. We began managing the Red Hawk Casino when it opened to the public on December 17, 2008. The Red Hawk Casino features approximately 2,100 electronic gaming devices, 75 table games, six restaurants, six bars, retail space, a parking garage, a child care facility and arcade. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Lyle Berman
Number of Employees 50
Contact Information

130 Cheshire Ln Ste 101

Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305

lakesentertainm...

(952) 449-9092

NAICS Code Casino Hotels: 721120

Recent Events

  • Red Hawk Casino manager cites results 'below expectations'

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Lakes Entertainment Announces Passage of Ohio Referendum

    11/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Red Hawk general manager Fordham leaves

    10/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - General Manager - View Story

  • Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Announces Management Change at Red Hawk Casino

    10/12/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - General Manager - View Story

  • Redstone names Ryback president, adds to boardWAYZATA, Minn. (Aug. 7, 2009)

    8/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Lakes Entertainment hits jackpot with Red Hawk Casino

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Red Hawk Casino Announces the Addition of New Progressive Jackpots and Table Games

    7/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

lakes entertainment inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Lyle Berman Chief Executive Officer
Timothy J Cope President and Chief Financial Officer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Morris Goldfarb Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of G, III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Larry C. Barenbaum Board of Directors
Neil I. Sell Board of Directors
Ray Moberg Board of Directors
Richard White Board of Directors
Roy Moberg Board of Directors

Lyle Berman Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, is a 1964 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Business Administration. Mr. Berman began his career with Berman Buckskin, his family's leather business. Over the next 16 years, he helped grow the business into a major specialty retailer, with 27 outlets. When Berman's was sold to W.R. Grace in 1979, he continued as President and Chief Executive Officer and led the company to become one of the country's largest retail leather chains, with over 200 stores nationwide. Mr. Berman led a management buyout of Berman's in 1987, and in 1988, the company was sold to Melville Corporation and combined to form Wilsons The Leather Experts. In the spring of 1996, Mr. Berman participated along with current Wilsons' management, in the purchase of Wilsons from Melville Corporation. In 1990, Mr. Berman participated in the founding of Grand Casinos, Inc. Mr. Berman 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. Grand Casinos became a leader in this segment of the casino entertainment industry, known as "emerging gaming," and in less than five years the company opened eight casino resorts in four states. In 1995, Grand Casinos was named the Fastest Growing Company in America by Fortune magazine. In 1998, Grand Casinos completed transactions when Grand Casinos' Mississippi assets were merged with the gaming division of Hilton Hotels Corporation to form Park Place Entertainment Corporation now known as Harrahs Entertainment. In 1999, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. was formed as a result of Grand Casinos Indian Casino Management business not being acquired by Park Place Entertainment. In 1994, Mr. Berman financed the initial development of Rainforest Cafe, an integrated restaurant and retail concept. He served as the Chairman and CEO from 1994 until 2000. As Chairman of the Board and CEO of Lakes Entertainment, Inc., Mr. Berman was instrumental in creating the World Poker Tour, now a public company. The symbol is WPTE. In three short years, World Poker Tour has revolutionized the game of poker throughout the world. In October 1995, Mr. 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, and in 2004 Mr. Berman was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Mr. Berman has been instrumental in the creation, development and leadership of several public companies, including: Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (LACO.PK) Chairman of the Board, World Poker Tour Enterprises (NASDAQ: WPTE) Chairman of the Board, PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEK)

Organization Position Status
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Wpt Insider World Poker Tour Manager Current
72OS.Com Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Chairman Current
PokerTek, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Wpt Enterprises, Inc. Executive Chairman Current
Wpt Insider Chairman of the Board Current
World Poker Tour Chairman of the Board Current
WPT, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Wpt Enterprises, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Rainforest café Chief Executive Officer Former
The Lakes President Former
PokerTek, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Grand Casinos Inc. Co-Founder Former
Grand Casinos Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
PokerTek, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Minnesota B.S. Degree In Business Administration Former
University of Minnesota Degree In Business Administration Former

Morris Goldfarb is our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, as well as one of our directors. Until April 1997, Mr. Goldfarb also served as our President. Mr. Goldfarb has served as an executive officer of G-III and our predecessors since our formation in 1974. Mr. Goldfarb is also a director of Lakes Entertainment, Inc.

Organization Position Status
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Leather Apparel Association President Current
Giii Ltd. Vice President Current
Giii Ltd. Executive Officer Current
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Executive Officer Current
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Chairman of the Board Current
Giii Ltd. Director Current
Wilsons The Leather Experts Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Director Current
Leather Apparel Association Director Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of G, III Apparel Group, Ltd. Former
Grand Casinos Inc. Board of Directors Former
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. President and Chief Financial Officer Current
MGM Grand Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Director Current
Wpt Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Grand Casinos Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Former
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
University of Nevada Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Chairman Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Christopher & Banks, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Neil I. Sell, has been a director of Lakes since the inception and was formerly a director of Grand Casinos, Inc. Since 1968, Mr. Sell has been engaged in the practice of law in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the firm of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP.

Organization Position Status
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Wpt Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
University of North Dakota B.S.B.A. Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Managing Director Current
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Head of Private Equity Investment Department Current
Escalade Inc. Chair Current
ActivIdentity Corp. Director Current
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Director Current
Midway Games Inc. Director Current
Cibc Capital Partners Managing Director Former
Ardshiel, Inc. Managing Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Mba In Finance and Accounting Former
Tufts University Undergraduate Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • G-III Apparel Q2 net loss narrows

    TradingMarkets - 9/07/09 - View Story

  • G-III Apparel Group Ltd. posted

    Sports One Source - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • G-III Apparel Group Q2 Net Loss Narrows; Guides FY10 - Update

    RTTNews.com - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-G-III posts narrower-than-expected Q2 loss

    Reuters - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results

    Business Wire - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • Lakes Entertainment Added to Russell 3000 Index

    Forbes.com - 7/01/09 - View Story

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     LACO $3.11 -0.24 (-7.16% )
Average Volume 50,526
Shares Outstanding 26.33M
Market Cap 81.9M
Year High 4.78
Year Low 1.86
Earnings Per Share -0.86
P/E Ratio -3.62
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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