Michael R. Brunet

Practical, operations centered, gaming executive with nearly two decades of experience working inside the bricks and mortar of the gaming business as counsel to and management of more than fifty-five hotels, casinos, bars, restaurants and nightclubs, located in nine different states, and one international jurisdiction. Broad and extensive experience with a focus on regulatory frameworks in multiple jurisdictions, gained from working directly in a wide variety of gaming operations - from large scale, multi-billion dollar operators with dozens of hotel casino properties, to medium size and smaller regional companies with operations in multiple states and subject simultaneously to multiple regulatory schemes, and to single stand-alone properties just off the world famous Strip – I bring a seasoned operator’s first-hand knowledge and experience to legal matters affecting the hotel, casino, and entertainment industries. Former in house counsel or General Counsel to Station Casinos, Tropicana Entertainment, The Light Group, Affinity Gaming, and Palms Casino Resort, and consultant to investors in Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, as well as San Manuel Casino in Highland, California.