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Ralph Louis Engelstad [1] (January 28, 1930 – November 26, 2002) was an American businessman who owned the Imperial Palace casino-hotels in Las Vegas and in Biloxi, Mississippi. He also owned the Kona Kai motel in Las Vegas, which later became the Klondike Hotel and Casino .
Klondike Hotel and Casino (also known as Klondike Inn) was a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, in the United States.The property began as the Kona Kai Motel in 1962, and was purchased by Ralph Engelstad in 1969.
The Engelstad Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, was established in June 2002 to continue the philanthropic efforts of Ralph Engelstad. [4] It was originally developed with the purpose of promoting medical research, improving the lives of people living with disabilities and creating new possibilities for high-risk individuals.
When Engelstad died in 2002, ownership of both properties transferred to trustees of his estate, including wife Betty Engelstad. [1] [2] The Las Vegas property was sold to Harrah's Entertainment in 2005. Boyd Gaming bought the IP in October 2011 for $278 million in cash, plus a $10 million donation to the Engelstad Family Foundation. [3]
Ralph Engelstad Arena (The Mini Ralph) (REA) is an indoor arena located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It is used primarily for ice sports, such as hockey , and was built by Jim Kobetsky of Schoen Associates based in Grand Forks , North Dakota .
Oscar Engelstad (1882–1972), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics Ralph Engelstad (1930–2002), American businessman, owner of the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino Roxann Engelstad , American mechanical engineer
Engelstad added additional hotel towers from 1982 to 1987, increasing the room count to 2,637. It was among the largest hotels in the world. When Engelstad died in 2002, the Imperial Palace was the second-largest privately owned hotel in the world, behind the Venetian resort in Las Vegas. Following his death, operations were taken over by a ...
The Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (The Betty) is an indoor arena located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is adjacent to the larger $100 million Ralph Engelstad Arena in the University Village development.