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Las Vegas Sun in Las Vegas, Nevada

29 Jun 1976

Page 15

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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1976

Page

15

Showboat's Chief Kelley Named a True Las Vegas Pioneer

Showboat president and general manager Kelley, a self-made lifelong learner who joined the gaming industry in California aboard floating casinos, rose to lead the Desert Showboat on Boulder Highway. He built a 500 room resort with an 18 story tower and 70 bowling lanes while piloting his own plane and enjoying fishing trips.

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Modica's Rise Shapes Showboat Growth in Las Vegas

Frank A. Modica, a longtime Las Vegas hotel leader, returns as vice president and general manager of the Showboat after a decade of high profile posts at Landmark and Desert Inn. His reorganization and a nine story tower expansion with 500 rooms and 10,000 square feet of convention space propelled Showboat’s rapid growth and new buffet opening.

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