William Redd, known as Si Redd was an American businessman and philanthropist.
20 Facts About William Redd
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William Redd was the founder of International Game Technology, a slot machine manufacturer and distributor.
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William Redd was the owner of the Oasis, a hotel and casino in Mesquite, Nevada.
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William Redd was the rightsholder of video poker, and he became known as the "king of slot machines".
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William Redd attended East Central Junior College in Decatur, Mississippi, and he graduated from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
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William Redd began his career in college, when he invested in a pinball machine in a small eatery in Mississippi.
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William Redd subsequently became a distributor for Bally Manufacturing in Boston, Massachusetts.
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William Redd sold it to Gtech in 1986, and he served on its board of directors until 1991.
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William Redd developed Pride of Mississippi, a gaming boat off the coast of Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico, but it went bankrupt and he lost US$20 million in it.
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William Redd was the owner of Oasis, a hotel and casino in Mesquite, Nevada, from 1976 to 2001.
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William Redd was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 1991, and the Nevada Business Hall of Fame in 2002.
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William Redd made charitable contributions to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a member of the UNLV Gift Club Palladium Society.
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William Redd received the Chin's Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 2001.
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William Redd founded the Las Vegas International Cultural Trade Center and Wild Animal Conservancy.
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William Redd donated US$150,000 to Problem Gambling Consultants, a non-profit organization for gambling addicts.
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William Redd had two daughters, Vinnie Copeland and Sherry Green.
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William Redd resided in Las Vegas, Nevada, and summered in Solana Beach, California.
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William Redd was a member of the Las Vegas Country Club.
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William Redd died on October 14,2003, in Solana Beach, California.
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William Redd's funeral was held at the Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas, Nevada.