Bob Stupak, who built Vegas Word and the Stratosphere, died of leukemia today. He was 67 years old and had been sick for a long time.
Bob was a bold and charasmatic figure in Vegas for years. He won $1 million on the Bengals at +7 in Super Bowl XIII and collected his winnings from (the now defunct) Little Caesars in a brown box and a fast food bag.
He had an active life, especially in the 1990s. In 1995, he broke every bone in his face when he crashed his motorcycle. In 1996, he opened the Strat (one of my favorite places to gamble). In 1998, he sold it to Carl Icahn. He gave to charity and was a Vegas icon.
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