CEO and high-stakes poker player to discuss his “life and times in the world of business” at U of M

Poker Discussion

When: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4
Where: McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis
Who: Lyle Berman, CEO, Lakes Entertainment Inc., chairman of the board, World Poker Tour Enterprises, co-founder, Grand Casinos Inc.
Contact: Kelly DeBrine, Carlson School of Management, (612) 626-5904
Mark Cassutt, University News Service, (612) 624-8038
Registration: (612) 626-9334, firsttuesday@umn.edu

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/12/2007) -- Lyle Berman, chairman of the board and CEO of Lakes Entertainment Inc., chairman of the board of World Poker Tour Enterprises and co-founder of Grand Casinos Inc., will speak at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management’s First Tuesday luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis.


In his speech, “My Life and Times in the Business World,” Berman will compare high-stakes gambling -- where a million dollars can be won or lost in a single game -- and high stakes business where hundreds of millions of dollars can be made or lost in a single deal. He will also speak about his experiences as a businessman in the leather, restaurant and entertainment industries.


Berman is a respected business leader and poker player. 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, which ultimately transformed the game of poker in American culture. Berman’s poker skills earned him an induction to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2004.


Advance registration by Thursday, Nov. 29, is $28 and $35 for walk-ins. The fee includes lunch and parking in the Washington Avenue Ramp. Refund cancellations are required by Friday, Nov. 30. Register by calling (612) 626-9634, visiting www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/events or e-mailing at firsttuesday@umn.edu.

News Added: 13 November, 2007

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