Merlin Jay Renville

General Manager | Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel

Merlin “Jay” Renville is the General Manager of Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel.  Jay spend four years serving the US Army after high school. Deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Desert Strom before starting in the gaming industry as a Blackjack Dealer at Dakota Sioux Casino when he returned home.  Jay also spent some time as an internal auditor for the Gaming Commission, before progressing up to the top of the ladder in the Table Games Department at Dakota Magic.  Jay is currently enrolled in the Business Administration program at Sisseton Wahpeton College.