Bernard Goldstein (casino owner)

Bernard Goldstein
Born(1929-02-05)February 5, 1929
Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2009(2009-07-05) (aged 80)
Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S.
Resting placeHebrew Cemetery, Rock Island
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (J.D.)
OccupationsAttorney and entrepreneur

Bernard "Bernie" Goldstein (February 5, 1929 – July 5, 2009) was an American attorney and entrepreneur. He was the founder and chairman of Isle of Capri Casinos and is sometimes called the "father of modern riverboat gambling" because he was the first person to run riverboat casinos in the Midwest and South after they became legal in the 1990s.

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