Death:Death by Disease 26 November 2002 (Cancer, age 72) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American multi-millionaire owner of the Imperial Palace casino-hotels in Las Vegas and in Biloxi, Mississippi. He also owned the Kona Kai motel in Las Vegas, which later became the Klondike Hotel & Casino. He was also the donor for the construction of the $104 million Ralph Engelstad Arena for his alma mater, the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and another arena bearing his name in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Engelstad was also a co-developer of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Engelstad was one of the very few independent casino-hotel owners in Las Vegas. Engelstad died after a lengthy affliction with lung cancer, at his home in Las Vegas, on 26 November 2002 at the age of 72. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less