Conrad Hilton was among the first to introduce a star rating system to signal hotel quality, and he also popularized the idea of combining hotels, restaurants, and casinos. By his death on January 3, 1979 Hilton had amassed a personal fortune of around $1 billion (roughly $3.5 billion today). More @Wikipedia
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