Sid Wyman Explained

Birth Date:	June 1, 1910
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri
Death Date:	June 1978 (age 68)
Occupation:	Casino owner

Sidney Wyman (June 1, 1910  - June 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a poker player and hotel owner in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1]

Biography

Born to a Jewish family,^[2] Wyman was a gambler and co-owner of several Las Vegas casinos including the Sands, Riviera, Royal Nevada, and The Dunes. In 1979, Wyman was made a charter member of the Poker Hall of Fame.^{[3] [4]}

Wyman died on June 26, 1978, of cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He never married but had a long time girl friend. He was buried at Hillside Memorial Park.

Notes and References

1. News: June 28, 1978 . Sidney Wyman, Nevada Gambler, Owner of Las Vegas Strip Hotels . 2024-03-24 . The New York Times.
2. Book: Marschall, John P. . Jews in Nevada: A History . February 1, 2008 . University of Nevada Press . 9780874177374. Google Books . 173 . Most of the hotel builders were Jewish Americans: Sidney Wyman, Al Gottesman, and Jake Gottleib with the early tears of the Dunes.
3. Web site: Sid Wyman . 2024-04-02 . WSOP.com.
4. Web site: Poker Hall of Fame . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125045458/http://www.pokerpages.com/pokerinfo/hallofame/ . January 25, 2009 . PokerPages.com.