George Joseph Maloof Jr. (born September 2, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and businessman. He is the former owner of the Sacramento Kings, the former owner of the now defunct Sacramento Monarchs, and was minority owner of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with his brothers Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof, Phil Maloof, and sister Adrienne Maloof. He is part of the Maloof family.
Life and career Maloof is of Lebanese and Irish descent. He was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his father, George Sr., operated a Coors beer distributorship. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he studied casino management. He graduated Class of 1987 and was a member of the Kappa-Alpha chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity. While at UNLV, Maloof played cornerback for the Runnin' Rebels football team. Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight was his locker mate.Tell Me More About George Maloof www.celebrityweel.com Retrieved November 14, 2006.
Maloof was the leading force behind the building and operation of the Palms Casino Resort just off Flamingo Road in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has overseen the operation of hotels throughout the Southwest and California, including the Fiesta hotel-casino in North Las Vegas, the Central Palace Casino in Central City, Colorado, and the Palms.
Maloof opened his first casino in Central City, Colorado, before returning to Las Vegas to open the Fiesta in 1994. He then built the 430-room Palms resort in 2001 with family money. The hotel, which accrues more than $50 million in annual profits, boasts stripper poles in private rooms, the Real World Suite (home to MTV's reality series) and an emphasis on hiring beautiful women. "If you have the girls, you are going to get the guys," Maloof once said. The Palms has hosted the MTV Video Music Awards, NBA All-Star weekend and the Ocean's 13 premiere.
The Maloof family helped finance the horror film Feast. The four brothers have also filmed a series of Carl's Jr. commercials, which began airing on October 16, 2006.John Katsilometes on George Maloof and Christie Hefner reviving the Playboy Club name for Las Vegas www.lasvegassun.com Retrieved November 14, 2006
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes2003The E! True Hollywood StoryHimselfEpisode "Real World"2003Project Greenlight 3HimselfTV series (unknown episodes)2003–2004Las VegasHimself2 episodes2004The Palms Girl SearchHimselfAlso producer2005FeastExecutive producer2005The Girls Next DoorHimself - owner/operator of The PalmsEpisode "It's Vegas Baby!"2007Sunset TanHimselfEpisode: "When the Cats Away"2007Reunited: Real World Las VegasHimselfMultiple episodes2009We Made YouHimselfMusic video by Eminem
References
Further reading Biography of George Maloof Jr. at IMDB.com Celebrity Week NBA.com Entrepreneur.com
External links
George Maloof Jr. at tv.com George Maloof Jr. at hollywood.com