Guy McAfee β was an American law enforcement officer and businessman. Born in Kansas and orphaned in early childhood, he became a firefighter in Los Angeles, California , and later served as the head of the vice squad of the Los Angeles Police Department. He was the owner of brothels and gambling saloons, with ties to organized crime in the s. He co-founded casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada , in the s and s.
McAfee began his career as a firefighter in Los Angeles, California. Meanwhile, with Milton B. Page, McAfee managed the El Rancho , another casino. Three years later he announced plans to build the Golden Nugget, downtown Las Vegas, which opened in McAfee was president of Golden Nugget from until his retirement in McAfee was also a real estate investor in California.
For example, he was the co-proprietor of the Chapman Building in Fullerton, California , alongside N. Morty Bernstein in , which he leased to the American Red Cross. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. American businessman β Winfield, Kansas , U. Las Vegas, Nevada , U. Early life [ edit ].
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