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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 .
In 1988, agents for the Nevada Gaming Control Board inspected the Imperial Palace and discovered that Engelstad had a "war room" there, containing a large collection of World War II Nazi memorabilia. Among the items was a portrait of Engelstad in the likeness of Adolf Hitler. The control board also found that Engelstad had hosted Nazi-themed ...
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.
Ralph Engelstad, 72, American casino executive (Imperial Palace). [128] Erika Helmke, 96, German stage and film actress. Isabel McLaughlin, 99, Canadian painter and philanthropist. Polo Montañez, 47, Cuban singer and songwriter, traffic collision. [129] Verne Winchell, 87, American business executive, president and CEO of Denny's, heart attack ...
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.
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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]