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Lewis, Leo, 1930-2001
Description
Leo Lewis was born August 24, 1930 in Long Island, New York. He held many positions in various Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos, including the general manager of the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino and a casino executive in Binion's Horseshoe Club. He retired in 1989, and later taught casino management in University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He assisted in the development of the College of Hotel Administration (William F. Harrah College of Hospitality) at UNLV. He died July 17, 2001.
Sources:
Leo Lewis oral history interview, 1999. OH-02788. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sodoma, Brian. "Embodying the Relationship Between Gaming and UNLV." University of Nevada, Las Vegas. October 10, 2018. Accessed April 3, 2020. https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/embodying-relationship-between-gaming-and-unlv
Genealogy files about "Leo Lewis." Accessed on April 1, 2020 on familysearch.org
Evans, K. J. "Jerry Vallen."