Cypress Bayou Casino and Shorty’s Casino – Charenton, Louisiana – staff consultant for 16 years. Started with a small land-based tribal bingo hall in 1993. Designed, constructed property into 2 casinos including multiple restaurants and bars, a world-class nightclub, performing arts center including the following outlets:
Mr. Lester’s Steakhouse – premier Prime Beef steakhouse, wine cellar and cigar room
Café Bayou – regional cuisine serving up to 40,000 guests per month
Loco Mexican Grill and Cantina – classical Mexican cuisine and Margarita bar
Rik Rak – Asian cuisine and sushi
Eddie’s Grill – diner concept for late night hours
Bo-Cat’s – Cajun Bar
Bo-Cat’s Oyster Bar – gulf cuisine
Dogs and Dogs 2 – hot dog stands
Fresh – Gourmet coffee, pastries, beignets, paninis, poboys and gumbo
Eats – quick service gumbo, pizza, poboys and local cuisine
The Pavilion – multi-purpose room used for headline entertainment, bingo, private parties and monthly rewards concert banquets, includes full catering kitchen and 4 bars and bingo food outlets
Rox – world class night club including 2 VIP rooms
The Chat Room – employee dining room and patio for 1000+ employees
Mickey’s Bar – concert bar
OTB and Poker Bar – bar for off-track betting room and poker room
Buddies – sliders hamburgers
production bread bakery – producing 10,000+ pieces daily
production pastry shop
production butcher shop
production commissary
multiple service bars
Hotel food and beverage design
Four Bear’s Casino and Lodge – New Town, ND – design and new opening of tribal casino – Lucky’s Café & The Bridge Bar
Desert Diamond Casino – Tucson, AZ – retained by the architect for the casino to design the food and beverage operation facilities for the new casino on I-19.
Ohkay Casino – Santa Fe, NM – Operational Assessment to provide new ways to enhance existing food and beverage outlets to increase gaming revenues and reduce costs.
Coushatta Casino Resort – Kinder, LA – Food and Beverage Audit and Assessment; the final report included a large number of operational opportunities for performance improvement were identified as well as suggested direction in re-concepting the outlets to increase the effective capture of gaming revenues. We have recently been retained to review purchasing, acquisition, rebates, cost control and product utilization systems.
Feather Falls Casino – Oroville, CA – Consulted as an Associate of Raving Consulting; training in Exceptional Guest Service Program
Dini’s Lucky Club – Yerington, NV - Oldest Family Owned Casino in Nevada – Operational Assessment to provide new ways to enhance existing food and beverage outlets to increase gaming revenues and reduce costs.
Indigo Sky Casino – Wyandotte, OK – Operational Assessment of new casino to provide new ways to enhance existing food and beverage outlets to increase gaming revenues and reduce costs.
Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino – Lemoore, CA– Operational Assessment and Food and Beverage Department Training Brainstorming, Financial Analytics Brainstorming and Review of Rebate & Purchasing Programs Next Steps
Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel – Morton, MN – Operational Opportunity Assessment
Muckleshoot Casino – Auburn, WA – Operational Opportunity Assessment
Potawatomi Hotel and Casino – Milwaukee, WI – Operational Opportunity Assessment
Treasure Island Resort and Casino – Welch, MN – Purchasing and Acquisition Systems Assessment
Bay Mills Resort and Casinos/King’s Club – Brimley, MI – Operational Opportunity Assessment, Retained Consulting Services for the Food and Beverage Operations, Department Revision, Buffet Remodel
Naskila Entertainment – Livingston, TX – Opening of new class II electronic Bingo Facility. Full design of grille, kitchen, grab and go outlet, staff dining, break room, menus and gaming beverage service. Project management, equipment and smallwares acquisition, vendor set up, R&D, staffing, training/materials, and opening.
