page_title: Harry Wald
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Harry Wald / Career
context_page_description: Harry Wald was a German-born American Holocaust survivor, World War II veteran, and casino executive. He served as the president of the Caesars Palace, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. He subsequently served as senior vice president of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
context_section_description: Wald met Jay Sarno in San Francisco, California after the war. When Sarno developed Caesars Palace, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Wald was hired as its project manager from 1964 to 1966. He then served as its vice president and corporate secretary from 1966 to 1974, as its chief executive officer from 1974 to 1981, and as its president from January 1981 to September 1984. He continued to work for the Caesars Palace until January 1985. In the 1980s, he reinvited Las Vegas as the world's capital of boxing championships, as hosting such events proved to be very lucrative to Caesars Palace. Meanwhile, he brought car races, like the Grand Prix, and he negotiated a broadcasting contract with NBC despite not being lucrative to Caesars Palace. He also brought tennis tournaments to the city. Additionally, he oversaw the rise of horse race betting in Las Vegas.
  Wald served as senior vice president of MGM Grand Hotel and Casino from 1985 to 1993. He was the project manager for the redevelopment of the El Rancho Hotel and Casino in 1993, but the project failed. He also served as the president of the Nevada Resort Association.
  Wald served as brigadier general in the Nevada Army National Guard from 1973 to 1978. He served as the president of the United Way of Las Vegas in 1982. He served on the board of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the advisory board of the Clark County Community College. He also served on the Southern Nevada Drug Abuse Council. Additionally, he served on the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America.
caption: The Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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