Gambling Pioneer Steve Norton Dies at 89

Norton, Who Ran First US Casino Outside Nevada, Was Instrumental in Gambling Expansion

Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada, Resorts casino in Atlantic City, has died at age 89.
Norton spent over half a century in the casino industry, running companies and advising state governments on the expansion of gambling, including on riverboats.
He helped create the American Gaming Association, the industry's trade group, and was the only founding director from outside Nevada.
Norton used his experience as an Atlantic City casino pioneer to advise state governments and authorities in several countries on establishing or operating gambling facilities.
He recognized early that the industry’s biggest threat to growth was the issue of problem gaming, so he led the charge in changing the way the industry addresses the critical issue and helped create the first programs that embraced education, recognition, and treatment, of the disease.