Norton helped create the American Gaming Association, the industry’s trade group, and was the only founding director from outside Nevada, his son said. 23 hours ago &0183 &32 ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) - A large fire erupted on the Atlantic City boardwalk on Wednesday afternoon. He also advised authorities in Singapore, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Andorra, and the Netherlands Antilles on establishing or operating gambling facilities. Norton used his experience as an Atlantic City casino pioneer to advise state governments - including in Louisiana, Illinois and Indiana - on how to adopt riverboat gambling, and in 1998 founded his own gambling consultancy company based in Indiana. Crews were called to the scene at approximately 4 p.m. in Las Vegas, and served as president of Gold River Gaming and Argosy Gaming. 23 hours ago &0183 &32 ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) - A large fire erupted on the Atlantic City boardwalk on Wednesday afternoon. He later worked for Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. “In New Jersey, he personally identified the opportunity, did the market feasibility and economic impact studies, and worked with the legislators and Attorney General’s office in drafting the Casino Control Act and the regulations that allowed casinos to open in 1978.”īefore working for Resorts, Norton worked in the hotel industry in the Bahamas. “Steve was instrumental in the proliferation of gaming expansion that occurred outside Nevada,” said his son, Rob.
