About casino ownership, management and operations
Up until the 1980's most casinos were owned and managed by the mob and gambling was the main focus. Then large corporations noticed the huge profit potential of this mostly cash business. Businesses started buying casinos and applied a new business model that separated the casino business into four separate profit centers, gaming, food-beverages, accommodations, and entertainment. Then the gambling image was softened by referring to casinos as entertainment resorts and gambling is now called gaming. Many casino owners also own racetracks and the current trend is to purchase racetracks in non-casino states that are considering legalizing gambling because this is a short cut to building a new casino if gambling is legalized.Today most large casinos in the USA are owned by corporations or Native American Indian tribes and sometimes a partnership between the two. In other countries casinos are operated by corporations that are licensed by the local country. It is not unusual for these companies to own ten or fifteen casinos in different states or countries. The following shows the businesses and Indian tribes that own and operate multiple casinos.
Vacation cruise ships also have casinos which is one of the best profit centers on the ship.
| Qty. | Corporate Name | State/Country | Major Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ameristar Casinos | U.S. | Ameristar, Cactus Petes, Horseshu |
| 16 | Boyd Gaming | U.S. | Borgata, Orleans and Sam's Town |
| 26 | Gala Coral Group | United Kingdom | Gala Casinos |
| 45+ | Genting Casinos | International | Circus, Maxims, Mint, Highlands, Resort World |
| 55 | Groupe Partouche | International | Many names, most casinos are in France |
| 37 | Lucien Barriere | International | Lucien Barriere Hotel Resorts |
| 51 | Caesars Ent. | International | Harrah's, Caesars and Horseshoe |
| 15 | Herbst Gaming | U.S. | Terrible's Brand Name |
| 16+ | IGGR | International | Crown and other names |
| 15 | Isle of Capri | U.S. | Isle of Capri and Lady Luck brand franchise |
| 28 | Jacobs Entertain. | U.S. | Gilpin, Gold Dust, Colonial Downs, etc. |
| 20 | JOA Group | France | A variety of names |
| 6 | Las Vegas Sands | International | Venetian, Palazzo, Sands Resorts |
| 15 | MGM Resorts | International | MGM, Bellagio, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, etc. |
| 6 | Northern Star | N. Nevada | Model T, El Capitan, Scoreboard, Commercial |
| 23 | Penn National | U.S. | Argosy, Hollywood, etc. |
| 5 | Peninsula Gaming | U.S. | Diamond Jo, Kansas Star, etc. |
| 6 | Peppermill Casinos | Nevada | Peppermill, Western Village, Rainbow Club |
| 7 | Pinnacle Enter. | U.S. | Boomtown, River City, Belterra, etc. |
| 20+ | Rank Group | United Kingdom | Grosvenor, G Casinos |
| 13 | Station Casinos | Nevada | Station brand franchise |
| 19 | Tranchant Casinos | France | A variety of names |
| 9 | Tropicana Enter. | U.S. | Tropicana and a variety of other names |
| 3 | Trump Enterainment | New Jersey | Trump Marina, Trump Plaza and Taj Mahal |
| Qty. | Corporate Name | State | Major Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arizona | Wild Horse Pass, Lone Bute, Vee Quiva | |
| 3 | Arizona | Desert Diamond Casinos | |
| 7 | Florida | Hard Rock, Hollywood | |
| 5 | Michigan | Kewadin Casino brand name | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Cherokee, Hard Rock, Will Rogers | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Choctaw Casino brand name |
