The American real estate and casino tycoon Neil Bluhm is worth $2.8 billion.
Mr.
Bluhm is the owner and operator of Rivers Casino in Pennsylvania and Chicago, as well as Casino Niagara in New York.
Born to a Jewish family in 1938, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and later earned a law degree from Northwestern University.
Initially, Bluhm worked for Mayer, Brown & Platt, a law firm in Chicago, where he later joined as a partner.
By 1970, he and his college roommate had established JMB Realty.
Until the early 1990s, they were the ones who generated the most profits during the real estate crash.
Bluhm established a private equity firm known as Walton Street Capital in 1994, but he still holds a portion of JMB Realty.
The management and development of commercial property is the primary concern of the latter. He founded Walton street capital, a private equity firm, in 1994.
Currently, he is a member of several company boards.
He holds the position of president at Northbrook Corporation.
Bluhm gained notoriety for hosting President Obama’s birthday bash, where the bill for each plate was $30,000.
The Democratic National committee received all the money raised.
He has given his backing to Democratic candidates such as Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Melisa Bean, and Lou Langford.
He has a passion for art and has amassed a collection of artwork that has exceeded $100 million in value.
He serves on the boards of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Art Institute of Chicago as a patron.