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Dave & Buster’s to Open in June at Grove at Gateway Town Center

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Dave & Buster’s will open its first Arkansas location at The Grove at Gateway Town Center adjacent to the Outlets of Little Rock in mid-June.

The Arkansas arrival comes 34 years after James “Buster” Corley and Dave Corriveau conceived of a business that featured good food and drinks along with arcade games and billiards, all in a space averaging about 45,000 SF.

“After 34 years, Dave & Buster’s is excited to come home to Arkansas,” Charles Beyer, general manager of the new location, said in a news release Monday announcing the opening. “The original idea for Dave & Buster’s began in Little Rock in 1982, so this grand opening is like a homecoming. Our new location will raise the bar as central Arkansas’ premier destination for food, games and sports.”

Dave & Buster’s aims to offer food, drinks and entertainment in an “upscale and modern interior.” The location will also feature more than 30 high-definition, big-screen TVs and a 360-degree sports bar. Guests can games in the “Million Dollar Midway” including “Luigi’s Mansion,” “Angry Birds Arcade” and “SpongeBob Pineapple Arcade.” 

The franchise is returning to the state after State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson of Little Rock sponsored a bill making it possible for the company to operate here.

That measure, approved by the Legislature as Act 1209, raised the cap on how much a player of arcade games can win. State law had capped the prize at 10 times what it cost to play the game or $5, whichever was less.

In a game in which a player wins multiple tickets, the value of the prize was limited to $12.50. Hutchinson’s bill increased that cap to $500, a sum that accommodates the PlayStation, Wii and Xbox video game systems Dave & Buster’s sometimes bestows as prizes.

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