Two noteworthy casino entrepreneurs

MARIAN BAYOFF ILITCH
Born: 1933
Personal: Graduated from Fordson High in Dearborn. Married to Mike Ilitch; six children.
Professional: She and Mike opened first Little Caesars restaurant in Garden City in 1959. They own the Little Caesars pizza chain, a food distribution network, the Fox Theatre, Olympia Entertainment and the Detroit Red Wings. She was investor in MotorCity Casino when it opened and purchased it outright in 2005.
Marian Ilitch, owner of MotorCity Casino, is one of Michigan's wealthiest women.

MICHAEL MALIK
Born: 1954
Personal: Born in Detroit, avid hunter, has lived in Grosse Pointe Shores and now Birmingham.
Professional: A real estate developer and broker, he also owns MJM Enterprises and Development, which has various casino projects, has been involved in American Indian gaming since the 1980s and teamed with Atwater Entertainment in 1996 to support passage of statewide proposal allowing three casinos to be built in Detroit.
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