Who was the creator of Famous Daves and when did it first open?
Grand Casinos: Grand Casinos (NYSE: GND ) was a casino operator, co-founded by poker player Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson, Founder of Famous Dave's BBQ Restaurants, that started out managing several casinos in Minnesota in 1990. Famous Dave's:  Dave Anderson, an Ojibwe who served as the head of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs from 2004 to 2005, started the first Famous Dave's restaurant near Hayward, Wisconsin in 1994.
Lyle Berman and Dave Anderson