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Sachs, Allan D. "Al", 1925-2002

Allan D. "Al" Sachs (1925-2002) was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive who owned the Stardust, Fremont, and Sundance (now known as The D) hotel-casinos with partner Herb Tobman during the 1980s. Sachs was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17, 1925. He lied about his age and joined the Navy at age 16. After the navy, he entered the illegal gambling industry in Chicago and later worked as a dealer in Cuba and Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, he opened the Royal Nevada Casino in 1955 and was a minor investor in the Tropicana in 1958.

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Sack, Seymour

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Sadat, Jihan Anwar

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Sadler, Reinhold, 1848-1906

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Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996

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Sage and Sable Enterprises, Inc.

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Sahara Boardwalk Corporation

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Sahl, Mort

Taken from Wiki Page: "Morton Lyon "Mort" Sahl (born May 11, 1927) is a Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist, considered by filmmaker Robert B. Weide to be the first modern stand-up comedian since Will Rogers, a humorist in the early 20th century. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire which pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.

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Saiger, Morton, 1903-1997

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Saiger, Reba Gordon

Reba Gordon Saiger was a longtime resident of Las Vegas and wife of Morton "Mr. Frontier" Saiger. The two were married in 1945 in Las Vegas while Reba Gordon was working as clerk at Gordons Jewelry store. Reba Saiger was involved in many community events which included serving as thepresident for the John S. Park Elementary School as well as serving on the committee for the B'nai B'rith Convention held in July 1965.
 
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