George Joseph Maloof Jr. (born September 2, 1964) is an American

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and businessman. He is the former owner of the

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, the former owner of the now defunct

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, and was minority owner of the

Palms Casino Resort Palms Casino Resort is a hotel and casino located near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. It includes 703 rooms and a casino. It was originally owned by th ...

in Las Vegas with his brothers Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof, Phil Maloof, and sister

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. He is part of the

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Maloof is of Lebanese and Irish descent. He was born and raised in

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, where his father, George Sr., operated a Coors beer distributorship. He attended the

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where he studied casino management. He graduated Class of 1987 and was a member of the Kappa-Alpha chapter of

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fraternity. While at UNLV, Maloof played cornerback for the Runnin' Rebels football team.

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co-founder

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was his locker mate.Tell Me More About George Maloof
www.celebrityweel.com Retrieved November 14, 2006. Maloof was the leading force behind the building and operation of the Palms Casino Resort just off Flamingo Road in

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. He has overseen the operation of hotels throughout the Southwest and California, including the Fiesta hotel-casino in

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, the

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, and the Palms. Maloof opened his first casino in Central City, Colorado, before returning to Las Vegas to open the Fiesta in 1994. He then built the 430-room Palms resort in 2001 with family money. The hotel, which accrues more than $50 million in annual profits, boasts stripper poles in private rooms, the Real World Suite (home to MTV's reality series) and an emphasis on hiring beautiful women. "If you have the girls, you are going to get the guys," Maloof once said. The Palms has hosted the MTV Video Music Awards, NBA All-Star weekend and the Ocean's 13 premiere. The Maloof family helped finance the horror film ''Feast''. The four brothers have also filmed a series of

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commercials, which began airing on October 16, 2006.John Katsilometes on George Maloof and Christie Hefner reviving the Playboy Club name for Las Vegas
www.lasvegassun.com Retrieved November 14, 2006

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