Alex Meruelo | |
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| Born | March 27, 1964 [1] New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation(s) | Owner of Meruelo Group Owner of Arizona Coyotes (NHL) (2019-2024) Owner of KWHY-TV and KBEH Owner of KLOS, KLLI, KPWR, KDAY and KDEY-FM Owner of Fuji Food Owner of Grand Sierra Resort Owner of Sahara Las Vegas Owner of Colom Island |
| Spouse | Liset Meruelo |
| Children | 3 |
Alex Meruelo (born March 27, 1964) is a Cuban-American billionaire[2][3] who holds business interests in banking, real estate, media, restaurants, food, casinos, and professional sports. He is the owner of Meruelo Group, as well as Meruelo Media, which owns five radio stations and two television stations in Los Angeles.
He is also the owner of Fuji Food, two casinos, the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and the Sahara Las Vegas in Las Vegas. Meruelo was the majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League until he sold the team to the league, which then sold the team to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, under an agreement with the NHL that the Coyotes would be temporarily deactivated, with Smith using the Coyotes' non-business properties, including players and staff, to form the Utah Hockey Club.
Meruelo forfeited his ownership of the Arizona Coyotes after the Arizona State Land Department canceled an auction for a 110-acre tract of land in north Phoenix. Meruelo was seeking the land for a new arena.[4]
- ^ Executive Profile: Alex Meruelo, Bloomberg L.P.
- ^ Murray, Chris (September 28, 2023). "Bringing Las Vegas to Reno: Why Alex Meruelo is betting $1 billion on the Biggest Little City in the World". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Leahy, Sean (August 2, 2019). "Billionaire Alex Meruelo takes ownership of Coyotes". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Gould, Mike (June 25, 2024). "Alex Meruelo walks away from ownership of dormant Arizona Coyotes". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved June 25, 2024.