Antonio “Tony” Alamo Sr., a Cuban immigrant who climbed the gaming industry corporate ladder from a janitor at Harrah’s in Reno to president of the Mandalay Resort Group before its purchase by MGM Resorts International, has died.

He was 84.

His son, Tony Alamo Jr., a former Nevada Gaming Commission chairman, said his father died Tuesday morning of complications from numerous diseases he battled for five years. He died with close family at his side.

Alamo was an education advocate who had a Las Vegas elementary school named for him. He made several donations to scholarships at UNLV and was a motivational speaker for the Hispanic Youth Leadership Conference at the university, co-sponsored by the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

Clark County School District Superintendent Jhone Ebert said Alamo

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