Sam Boyd, from roulette dealer to casino builderSam Boyd, de la dealer de ruletă la proprietar de cazinou
Arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 with only $80 in his pocket Samuel A.“Sam” Boyd was able to work his way up through the gaming industry by first working as a dealer, then as a pit boss, after that as a shift supervisor and in the end like as casino owner. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, Boyd began his career in the gaming industry in 1928, when he ran bingo games on a gambling ship offshore Long Beach, California. When offshore gambling...