Tag: Obituary

11/11/24 4:16 PM

Galaxy Entertainment Group founder Dr. Lui Che Woo dies at age 95

  • Inside Asian Gaming
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) has announced the passing of the company’s Chairman and founder, Dr Lui Che Woo, at the age of 95. In a... more
10/05/24 11:58 AM

Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

  • Mark Anderson, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he... more
09/30/24 7:57 PM

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, dies at age 83

  • Hillel Italie, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams... more
01/02/24 8:21 PM

Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97

  • Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was... more
11/13/23 8:21 PM

Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89

  • Wayne Parry, Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Resorts casino in Atlantic City — and... more