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William F. Harrah. William Fisk Harrah (September 2, 1911 – June 30, 1978) was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment .
- University of California, Los Angeles (did not graduate)
- June 30, 1978 (aged 66), Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
- William Fisk Harrah, September 2, 1911, South Pasadena, California, U.S.
- Hailey Cemetery, Hailey, Idaho, U.S.
2 de jul. de 1978 · RENO, July 1 (UPI)—William F. Harrah, who built a multimillion‐dollar gambling empire by never forgetting the slot machine players, died yesterday after surgery at St. Mary's Hospital in...
William F. Harrah era (1937–1978) The company's background can be traced to October 29, 1937, when Bill Harrah opened a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada, a predecessor to Harrah's Reno. [4] [5] In 1955, he expanded to Stateline, Nevada, on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, where he would eventually open Harrah's Lake Tahoe. [6]
- July 20, 2020; 3 years ago
- 1990; 33 years ago, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
- Acquired by Eldorado Resorts
- Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
This oral history contains Harrah's recollections of his childhood and youth in California, his early business ventures there, and the years of growth in Reno and Tahoe. It also reveals the consuming love for the automobiles that built William Harrah's distinguished collection.
4 de may. de 2021 · Part I: Who was William Harrah? The Harrah’s Automobile Collection reflected the passion, and the fortune, of one man: William Fisk Harrah. Born in South Pasadena, California, in 1911, Bill Harrah had to drop out of UCLA during the Depression, worked briefly in his family’s small-time entertainment businesses, then took over his ...
William F. Harrah collected approximately 1,450 automobiles, which he stored inside warehouses in Sparks, Nevada. It was the world's largest collection of historic automobiles, and was open to the public. [2]
Nevada's first true casino magnate, the late William F. Harrah helped shape the gaming industry throughout Nevada and the world. Starting with a modest business venture in 1932, Harrah's legacy grew from a small bingo parlor in Venice, California, into a veritable casino empire that is still admired and emulated today.
