BRENT STEVENS
Founder and Chairman

Brent Stevens is the Founder and Chairman of P2E. As Brent built his distinguished career in investment banking, he began to focus on consumer industries where superior service and exceptional quality would be differentiators. This was at the core of Peninsula Gaming, which he founded in 1997.

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brent led the effort for Peninsula Gaming’s purchase of Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque, Iowa, a three-level riverboat facility on the Mississippi River. The company invested in the property, improving its operations, and eventually opening a new land-based casino. The undertaking revitalized downtown Dubuque, improved the local economy with the addition of jobs and brought tax revenues to the city.

With the emphasis of improving the cities in which Peninsula Gaming’s properties operated, the company opened another Diamond Jo property in Northwood, Iowa, as well as Amelia Belle Casino in Amelia, Louisiana, Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino in Opelousas, Louisiana, and Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. P2E then expanded operations to multiple premier destinations, including del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo, New York, Colonial Downs Racetrack and several Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums in Virginia, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Sioux City, Iowa, and DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, Louisiana. In 2022, P2E sold operating assets in Virginia, New York and Iowa to Churchill Downs Incorporated for $2.75 billion.

With more than 25 years in the industry, Brent and his team have set a new standard for gaming and entertainment by living P2E’s brand promise of outstanding service, exceptional quality and improving communities where they operate. As Brent and P2E look to the exciting days ahead, the leadership team will continue its winning streak by operating casinos in Kansas and New Hampshire, while considering new opportunities and preparing to announce more projects that are currently in development.

Brent earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Southern California.