Sol Kerzner
Sol Kerzner (born 1935) is a South African hotel and gambling magnate. He was born in Johannesburg, to poor Jewish Russian immigrants. His family started a hotel chain; after Kerzner graduated as a Chartered Accountant, he took over the running of the group and went on to create the most successful hotel group in South Africa, Sun International.
As a result of the success of the Sun City resort, he got involved in international hotel and gambling resorts; most notable is his role as the innovative developer behind the well-known Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. His latest major development is a proposed giant casino on the site of the Millennium Dome in London.
During his role as a gambling resort developer, he has been investigated for corruption a number of times.
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