buster s type public traded as nasdaq play industry entertainment restaurant founded dallas texas 1982 founder david o. corriveau ; james w. buster corley headquarters dallas texas u.s. number of locations 84 1 key people tyler j. wolfram chairman stephen m. king ceo and director dolf berle coo and president john b. mulleady sr. vp and cdo revenue 541.5 million 2011 number of employees 8 000 website www.daveandbusters.com dave & buster s d & b is an american restaurant and entertainment business headquartered in dallas texas . 2 each dave and busters has a full service restaurant and a video arcade . as of july 2016 the company has 83 locations across the united states and one in canada . the company does not license the d & b concept internationally or domestically . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 food and drinks 2.2 games 2.3 events and sponsorships 3 references 4 external links history dave & buster s logo used until 2013 . the first dave & buster s was opened in dallas in 1982 by david corriveau and james buster corley . in 1989 edison brothers stores purchased a majority 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 . 3 d & b acquired nine jillian s locations after jillian s filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy 4 5 in 2004 . seven of these jillian s locations have been re branded with the dave & buster s name while two of them were closed following the acquisition . the company announced on december 8 2005 that it would be acquired by private equity firm wellspring capital management . 6 on july 16 2008 dave & buster s holdings inc filed with the sec to again become a publicly traded company . 7 the company had set a date for the initial public offering ipo of october 5 2012 . 8 however it pulled out right before it opened . in june 2010 oak hill capital partners in partnership with the company s management team completed its acquisition of dave & buster s from wellspring capital management . 9 in october 2014 dave & buster s launched a second ipo selling 5.88 million shares at an offering price range of 16 18 . 10 the offering raised 94 million which will be used for debt repayments . 10 shares will be traded on the nasdaq stock exchange using the symbol play . 10 operations food and drinks items on the dave & buster s menu are offered from early lunch until late night and feature a wide variety of food . the selections include pastas burgers steaks seafood chicken and desserts . the menu is updated to reflect current trends and guest favorites . some locations serve sunday brunch . buffets are available for special events and private parties . all d & bs offer full bar service . 11 the main d & b arcade in columbus ohio games the entertainment attractions offer traditional and modern high tech games . the dave & buster s power card activates all the midway games with the exception of coin action games and can be recharged for additional play . the power card enables customers to activate games more easily and encourages extended play of games to increase customer spending . by replacing most coin activations the power card has reduced the technical difficulties and maintenance issues associated with coin activated equipment . events and sponsorships dave & buster s is a corporate sponsor of the ultimate fighting championship organization . there are screening rooms for every ufc pay per view and episode of the ultimate fighter . d & b also sponsors the charity dave bevans children in the fundraising event d & b for db s . prior sponsorships include a world wrestling entertainment match and a 2009 tour by the rock band bowling for soup . the wwe match took place on the july 20 2009 edition of wwe raw on the usa network . it is believed to be the first match on any wwe program to have a specific sponsor associated with it . dave & buster s also sponsors postgame reports of san jose sharks games . citation needed references dave & buster s store locations . dave & busters . retrieved 10 july 2016 . contact us . dave & buster s. retrieved on november 4 2009 . dave & buster s inc. history . funding universe . retrieved 24 march 2013 . dallas business journal sept 24 2004 dave & busters and gemini investors to purchase jillian s assets houston business journal oct 8 2004 dave & buster s to turn out the lights on katy mills jillian s business wire dec 9 2005 dave & buster s inc. agrees to be acquired by wellspring capital for 18.05 cash per share dave & buster s owner seeks to go public again . nasdaq website oak hill completes dave & buster s acquisition . a b c leslie picker and leslie patton 10 october 2014 . dave & buster s raises 94 million in games and food chain ipo . bloomberg.com . bloomberg l.p. retrieved 10 october 2014 . hospitality guild.com dave & busters external links official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dave % 26 buster % 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