Nazi Controversy
Engelstad was a controversial figure. He raised accusations of being sympathetic to Nazism owing to his collection of Nazi memorabilia stored in a museum within the casino-hotel, including a painting of himself in a Nazi uniform (captioned "To Adolf from Ralphie"), and a collection of antique cars alleged to have once belonged to German Nazi leaders. On April 20 1988, he hosted a private party for the construction workers at his casino in Las Vegas. Because of this, in 1989, the Nevada Gaming Commission fined Engelstad $1.5 million "for actions that damaged the reputation and image of Nevada's gaming industry." Engelstad apologized publicly but the row was not to be his last controversial move.
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