Bob Stupak

1. Legendary Las Vegas entrepreneur, poker player and casino developer.

Career Highlights

1974 - Opened Bob Stupak's World Famous Historic Gambling Museum, a casino

1979 - Opened Vegas World casino

1979 - Won 2-7 Lowball championship at the WSOP

1996 - Opened Stratosphere hotel, tower and casino

Simpsons' Reference

There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer Simpson does missionary work that results in his opening a casino for an indigenous island tribe. Upon seeing the results of his work, Homer declares, "Now I know how Bob Stupak feels."