Meet Our Host
Our experienced casino host can make your visits at Cactus Petes the best they can be with a VIP experience. We provide personalized service, a genuine commitment to meet your expectations and unexpected touches that will surprise and delight you. Please feel free to contact our host with any questions, requests or needs you might have.Mike Mendez
Executive Casino Host
Hailing from Fort Hall, Idaho, Mike is a proud member of the Shoshone Bannock Tribes. He has 19 years of casino hospitality experience in various leadership roles, including food and beverage, sales and entertainment. With his driven customer service experience, he is ready to serve the guests of Cactus Petes. He is currently enrolled at Idaho State University where he plans on majoring in hospitality management.
Mike is also a proud veteran of the Unites States Marine Corps where he served from 1998-2002. He served with an elite Anti-Terrorism Unit and was fortunate enough to travel the world early on in his military career.
Outside of work, Mike can be found on the softball field or the golf course having fun and making memories with old and new friends or traveling with his wife of 16 years and four children.
“You are never too old to learn new tricks…”
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