"John Ascuaga, the man who built John Ascuaga’s Nugget into one of the premiere hotel-casinos in Reno-Sparks, has died. He was 96 years old."

Here's a link to the full story in the Reno Gazette Journal...

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/money/business/2021/06/28/nugget-patriarch-john-ascuaga-dies-96-creator-premiere-hotel-casino/7789968002/