Jesse Waits

Jesse Waits is an American businessman and entrepreneur based out of
Las Vegas, Nevada. Waits is managing partner at XS nightclub and
Botero restaurant inside Encore Las Vegas, Tryst nightclub at Wynn Las
Vegas, and Drai's After Hours inside Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in Las Vegas.
Waits is also partner at Drai's Hollywood, a nightclub/pool/restaurant
venue, located at the W Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, Ca.
He has been honored with several accolades. Professionally, Waits has
guided XS, Tryst and Drai's to numerous awards, including XS earning
the No. 1 spot in this year's Top 100 ranking in the Nightclub & Bar
Magazine's annual list. Tryst, a year after being ranked No. 2 in that same list, earned the
No. 4 position in the 2010 Top 100 ranking. Drai's After Hours jumped
six spots from No. 22 to No. 16 in this year's ranking.
Waits, his identical twin brother, Cy Waits, and nightlife impresario Victor Drai received the ultimate honor last year when they were named
Operators of the Year at the Nightclub & Bar magazine's convention.
This year, XS and Tryst are up for five more awards in the premier
Club World competition.
Personally, Waits and his brother were named as part of Extra's
"America's Most Eligible Bachelors" list , and are consistently named to some of the top fashion/best dressed lists nationally.
Early career
Growing up, Waits split his time between Hawaii and Southern
California before making a move to Nevada in 1998. Waits was chosen to
open and manage Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Waits was also heavily involved in the opening of Light
nightclub at Bellagio. Foundation Room was also where Waits met Victor Drai, owner
of Drai’s After Hours and Drai's Hollywood, and co-owner of Tryst and
XS nightclubs, as well as Botero.
Along with his brother, Cy Waits, the trio took the reins of the space once
occupied by La Bete nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas and
redesigned/transformed it into Tryst, which started their partnership.

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