Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Chairman and CEO Jacobs Investments, Inc.
CEO, Secretary and Treasurer, Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
Jacobs Investments, Inc. and its operating subsidiary Jacobs Entertainment Inc. have many decades of experience in developing mixed-use, large-scale projects. The company was originally founded in 1976 by Mr. Jacobs, who serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The company engages in a variety of real estate development and private equity transactions.
Beginning in the 1980’s, the company’s initial focus on large scale entertainment related development projects led to the creation of the Nautica Entertainment District and the Warehouse District residential neighborhood, both located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. During the 1990’s, the company developed the Lodge and Gilpin Casinos in Blackhawk, Colorado as well as three hotel casinos in Nevada. Beginning in 2017, the company began the transformation of downtown Reno, Nevada with the J Resort and J Resort’s Reno Neon Line. The company has successfully built and operated transformative projects for many decades. Each of these projects have served as a catalyst to revitalize the areas around their development. Today, the Nautica entertainment District continues to motivate residents to live, work, and play in Cleveland’s city center. The Lodge and Gilpin casinos in Blackhawk, Colorado are part of an entertainment district located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains that has quickly grown to be a premier entertainment location for the City of Denver. J Resort and J Resort’s Reno Neon Line include a renovated 700 room hotel and casino, a half mile of Burning Man public art display, an outdoor 15,000 patron music festival grounds, and several hundred new apartment residences that have collectively revitalized downtown Reno.
Mr. Jacobs obtained a BBA degree in business from the University of Kentucky in 1975, an MBA degree in business from the Ohio State University in 1977 and an MA degree in urban planning from Cleveland State University in 1979.