Henry Gluck (born 1929) is an American business executive and philanthropist from

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. He was the president of Monogram Industries from 1969 to 1972. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Caesars World from 1983 to 1994. He also served as co-chairman of Transcontinental Properties from 1995 to 2003, and helped develop the new community of

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. He supports many philanthropic organizations in Los Angeles, and serves as chairman of the

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Life and career

Early life

Henry Gluck was born in 1929 in Europe.Daniel F. Cuff
Business People; Chief Maps Future For Caesars World
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'', March 17, 1987University of Nevada, Las Vegas: The Gaming Hall of Fame: Henry Gluck
/ref> He grew up in

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. He graduated from the

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, where he received a Bachelor of Science in economics, finance and international trade.Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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Henry Gluck Named Ronald Reagan Medical Center Chair
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'', July 2, 2009

Career

He joined Monogram Industries in the 1950s. The company, which sold industrial products, was listed on the

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. Gluck was president from 1969 to 1972.Nicholas D. Kristof
Turnaround At Caesars World
''The New York Times'', November 30, 1985 He then served on the boards of directors of the Cordura Corporation, Growth Realty,

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, the Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association, Metal Box America, and the Sheraton Hotel Corporation. In 1982, he joined the board of directors of Caesars World, the operator of the

Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. Caesar ...

, a luxury hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. A year later, in 1983, he became its chairman and chief executive officer. The casino was losing money at the time, and he was the one who suggested the idea of a mall with luxury boutiques and gourmet restaurants to boost growth.Julie Tamaki
Viva Luxe Vegas
''The Los Angeles Times'', August 01, 1999 It was his wife, Arline, who gave him the idea, as she was bored when she visited him in Las Vegas.Bruce Schoenfeld
The Kingpins: Las Vegas Power Brokers
''Cigar Aficionado'', November/December 2000 This idea led to

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, one of the highest-grossing malls in the United States. He also added a room for football and horseracing gamblers. Additionally, Gluck expanded Caesars World's presence in

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and in

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. He also rejected a bid by Martin T. Sosnoff, an investor from

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, to purchase the company. He was inducted into the

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in 1993. Gluck eventually stepped down in 1994, when the company was acquired by the

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, on whose board of directors he served. However, he retired from ITT's board in 1995.Gaming
''The Los Angeles Times'', June 29, 1995 Lake Las Vegas aerial view

Later that year, in 1995, he became co-Chairman of Transcontinental Properties, a real estate development company which developed Lake Las Vegas.
''The Los Angeles Times'', December 06, 1995 The construction of the new community, located southeast of Las Vegas, cost US$5 billion. It was developed with

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and

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, two billionaires from

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. Gluck stepped down as co-Chairman in 2003. Gluck served on the board of directors of

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from 2003 to 2008.

Philanthropy

He has served on the National Council of the

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and on the board of trustees of the City of Hope. He is a major donor to the

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. Additionally, he has been a donor to the Los Angeles Jewish Home and to Veterans Park Conservancy. He has served on the Board of Advisors of the

since 2001.Emilia Barrosse
New chair of Reagan UCLA Medical Center's board of advisors
''UCLA Newsroom'', June 09, 2009 Since 2009, he has served as its chairman.UCLA Health System Board Members Discuss Care Delivery At Inaugural Meeting
''The Beverly Hills Courier'' He also serves on the board of trustees of the Business Institute of Gerontology of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center at

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Personal life

He is married to Arline Gluck. They reside in Bel Air.He is an avid tennis player

References

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