Family tree of Don LAUGHLIN
Industrialist, Businessman
Born Donald Joseph LAUGHLIN
American gambling entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher
Born on May 4, 1931 in Owatonna, Minnesota, USA , United States (92 years)
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A native of Owatonna, Minnesota, Laughlin worked winters during his youth as a fur trapper. He took the profits and used them to purchase slot machines for installation in hunting lodges. The young businessman was making $500 a week when his school principal gave him an ultimatum: get out of slots or get out of school. Since he was making more than three times what the principal was, he got out of school. ... A native of Owatonna, Minnesota, Laughlin worked winters during his youth as a fur trapper. He took the profits and used them to purchase slot machines for installation in hunting lodges. The young businessman was making $500 a week when his school principal gave him an ultimatum: get out of slots or get out of school. Since he was making more than three times what the principal was, he got out of school.
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