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Lorenzo Fertitta
$1.4 billion
United States
Gambling is in his blood. Last year, with his brother Frank and private equity money from Colony Capital, he took Bingo Palace, the Las Vegas casino and bingo hall built by his father, private for $9 billion, including debt. In 2001 he purchased the professional mixed martial arts league Ultimate Fighting Championship, which gained mass appeal from the reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter.
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