Stan Mallin, a Las Vegas hotel and casino developer who was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2019, died on Saturday night, according to his wife, Sandra Mallin. He was 98.
A pioneer of the Las Vegas hotel scene, Stan Mallin met his longtime business partner Jay Sarno when the two were college roommates. After serving in the Army, he and Sarno visited Las Vegas on a “junket,” Sandra Mallin told the Review Journal on Sunday.
“They were shocked that there were no hotels and upscale stuff,” she said. “And they had this vision to create something.”
The two founded Caesars Palace in 1966, but later sold it after the gas shortage at the time made it difficult to keep the business afloat. They also founded Circus Circus.
As a keen golfer, Stan met Sandra on the course. They were married for 39 years. They later founded the Sandra and Stanley Mallin Early Childhood Center in Temple Beth Sholom in 2000.
There will be a funeral on Tuesday morning.
“He was just a gentleman. A humble, calm man. One of the gaming pioneers, ”said Sandra Mallin. “Restrained, always reserved, but very generous.”
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