Bob Stupak dies at 67

Brutus

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#1
One of a kind made his mark as gambler, developer of Vegas World, Stratosphere

Streetwise and poker-savvy, abrasive and ambitious, Bob Stupak was the ultimate Las Vegas gambler and huckster, always pushing the envelope if it would bring him publicity.
He placed a million-dollar bet on the 1989 Super Bowl game and won. (Insiders say he quietly hedged his bet by also putting money on the other team.) He had the vision to build a futuristic space-themed casino and the ego to call it “Bob Stupak’s Vegas World.” He is credited with offering the first million-dollar slot machine jackpot, and redefined the Las Vegas skyline, literally, by erecting the tallest observation tower in the country — and topping it with carnival rides. And then he talked about building a casino fashioned after the Titanic — only bigger, with condo time shares nestled in the four towering smokestacks and a casino that would dominate the adjoining iceberg.


Former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, who in 1996 was among Las Vegas City Council members who signed a proclamation naming Stupak “Mr. Las Vegas,” said, “There was only one Bob Stupak.”

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/26/brash-huckster-and-visionary-builder-bob-stupak-di/
 
#2
I throughly enjoyed his biography published by Curtis/LVA - he was a far more
genuine entrepreneur than the Yakuza and Triad mobbed-up Steve Wynn. zg
 
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