Neil Bluhm
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Neil G. Bluhm | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.A.) Northwestern University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Commercial real estate, casinos |
| Spouse(s) | Kimberly Paige Bluhm (m. 2022), Barbara Bluhm-Kaul (divorced) |
| Children | 3 |
Neil Gary Bluhm (born 1938) is an American billionaire real estate and casino magnate. He is a partner of Midwest Gaming & Entertainment, which owns several casinos.[1][2][3] He had an estimated net worth of US$8.6 billion in September 2025.[4]
Bluhm was born to a Jewish family in 1938 in Chicago.[4][5] His father left the family when he was 13, and his mother worked as a bookkeeper.[1] He grew up in a cramped apartment near his immigrant grandparents. He attended a high school on Chicago's northwest side.[6]
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1959, studying accounting, and in 1962, he received a juris doctor degree from Northwestern University.[4][1] In 2009, he received Northwestern's Alumni Medal, the highest honor an alumnus can receive from the university.[7]