Dave & Buster's
restaurant and entertainment business
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (D&B) is an American restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in Dallas. Each Dave & Buster's location has a full-service restaurant, full bar, and a video arcade, the latter of which is known as the "Million Dollar Midway". As of May 2026, the company has 160 locations in the United States, three in India as well as two each in Puerto Rico, and Canada, and one each in Australia and the Philippines.
History
In 1982, David "Dave" Corriveau (1951–2015) and James "Buster" Corley (1951–2023) opened the first Dave & Buster’s in Dallas. Corley had previously operated a bar called "Buster's" in Little Rock, Arkansas, next door to a saloon and game parlor called first "Cash McCool's" & then "Slick Willy’s World of Entertainment", owned by Corriveau. After opening Dave & Buster's, the two operated as co-CEOs.
In 1989, Edison Brothers Stores purchased a majority of the ownership in the restaurant to finance further expansion into other cities. Dave & Buster's was spun off from Edison Brothers, and went public with Andy Newman as chairman in 1995. By 1997, the chain could be found in ten locations across the country.
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