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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 . Early years and education. Harrah was born in South Pasadena, California, the son of attorney and politician John Harrah.
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...
Learn from the Best, in The Heart of the Industry. The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is the world's preeminent hospitality management school, pairing a world-class education with industry-relevant practical experience.
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]
Named after William F. Harrah, the founder of Harrah's Entertainment, the school is highly ranked in national and international surveys of hospitality programs. In 2017 and 2018, the college was ranked number one in the world for hospitality and leisure by QS World University Rankings .
William Fisk Harrah was a native of California, born in 1911. In Reno in the 1930s, William Harrah found a congenial climate for his business talents, establishing bingo parlors, bars, and finally a gambling casino. This oral history contains Harrah's recollections of his childhood and youth in California, his early business ventures there, and ...
William Fisk Harrah (2 de septiembre de 1911 - 30 de junio de 1978) fue un empresario estadounidense y fundador de Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, ahora parte de Caesars Entertainment. Harrah estudió ingeniería mecánica en UCLA, donde fue miembro de la fraternidad Phi Delta Theta.
