Gambit Events

create winning events—with a constant eye towards detail, quality, originality, and results. Gambit Events is a one-stop-shop fully equipped to produce a range of events from conception to completion, including grand openings, product launches, benefits, incentive events, meetings, social events and galas. Our Services : -
Consultation & Project Development :
The first step in development of a new event is defining what your goals are for the event and your organization. Once you have a clear understanding of the end result that you want your event to produce, Gambit Events can then construct a concept and event that will have the best chance to satisfy those objectives. There is virtually no limit to the possibilities. Conceptual design, proposal generation, grant application, budgetary estimates, security and safety proposals and media plans are just a few of the services that we can provide to get your event off the ground and running strong. Community & Government Relations :
Plain and simply, your public events MUST have the support and cooperation of local community leadership to be successful. Gambit Events can coordinate every part of the application, proposal and permitting processes, as well as assess and present the potential economic/social benefits, impacts and issues associated with public festivals. Site Evaluation & Design :
Many times, advantages and issues with a specific venue that are plainly apparent to seasoned event planners can go unnoticed to the untrained eye. Gambit Events staff is cognizant of all variables and contingencies involved with transforming public and private land into a premier event location. We can evaluate, overcome and plan for such functional issues as power, water, service delivery, layout of facilities, weather, parking, traffic and a host of other issues. Contract Negotiation & Resolution :
Through our own extensive contract experience, solid connections in the industry and working relationships with the area’s highest quality talent and vendors, Gambit Events can get you the most competitive prices and terms for all the entertainment and outsource services necessary to make your event world class. Negotiation, terms, payment schedules and relationship management are performed for all event business partners. Equipment & Logistical Management :
Depending on your specific needs and venue, a host of rental products and services can be contracted for, sited, and managed at your event. The following are just some of the tools we can use to create a smooth running event:

Mobile Stages – Portable, Platform, and Trailer
Professional – Grade Sound Equipment and Lighting
Heating and Cooling Equipment
Storage Containers and Trailers
Power Generators, Distribution, and Water Pumps
Indoor and Outdoor Lighting and Towers
Beverage Coolers & Carbonated Dispensers
Fencing & Street Barricades
Sanitation Equipment (Portable Restrooms, Trash Cans, Hand Washing Stations)

Promotion & Marketing :
An integral task in creating a public event is informing the people in your area about the event and providing value to your sponsor community. Gambit Events can create fully integrated, targeted marketing campaigns that utilize our event promotion experience and vast customer and attendee databases. Newspaper, radio, posters, flyers, billboards, email and fax can all be utilized to get the word out. Gambit Events also enjoys considerable editorial and community contacts that allow us to generate a great deal of free press and buzz for our events. Sponsorship :
The support of the business community can make all the difference between a profitable and unprofitable event. Gambit Events experienced and capable sales staff can use its contacts to solicit sponsorship from local, regional and Fortune 1000 companies by providing them value through our marketing/promotional campaigns and on-site visibility. Exhibitors :
Gambit Events has contacts with literally hundreds and hundreds of private purveyors of food, art, and crafts throughout the Midwest. We can get the word on your event out to them immediately and enhance the cultural significance, entertainment experience and budget for your event through their participation. Security & Safety :
Limiting liability and potential for harm to event attendees, while creating a clean, inviting environment, is of chief concern to Gambit Events. We develop solid working partnerships with local law enforcement and emergency response organizations so that there is a plan for all possible contingencies. We employ local law enforcement as well as experienced contractors who know how to handle all possible circumstances, while maintaining a positive, friendly, safe, clean environment for all attendees. Stage & Performance Management :
For all the work that goes into planning live entertainment to be truly successful, entertainers must be managed with precision and tact from the moment they sign on to the moment they leave the stage. Gambit Events will create a live experience that will wow your audience and create excitement at your event. We employ the latest in stage, performance, sound and lighting technologies to make your event a truly entertaining experience. Talent :
StarEvents works with local, regional and nation acts. We can coordinate all aspects of talent management, including; concept, program design, artist solicitation, budgets, contract negotiation, and stage management for your event or music venue. Gambit Events has vast experience booking every kind of entertainment for live events. Rock, Pop, Soul, Hip-Hop, Blues, Disco, Alternative, Blue Grass, Americana, Progressive, Adult Contemporary, Jazz, Blues, and Classical. We can put together a compelling and exciting music lineup for your event or venue.