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FILE - In this April 22, 1965 file photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, casino owner Jackie Gaughan poses in front of his El Cortez Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Gaughan, the Las Vegas gambling pioneer who once owned much of the downtown casino market, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was 93. Gaughan is most closely associated with the El Cortez casino, which he bought in 1963. He later transferred ownership of the historic casino, but lived in a penthouse apartment there into his 90s and was known to play poker in the casino almost every day. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, File)

FILE - In this April 22, 1965 file photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, casino owner Jackie Gaughan poses in front of his El Cortez Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Gaughan, the Las Vegas gambling pioneer who once owned much of the downtown casino market, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was 93. Gaughan is most closely associated with the El Cortez casino, which he bought in 1963. He later transferred ownership of the historic casino, but lived in a penthouse apartment there into his 90s and was known to play poker in the casino almost every day. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, File)

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