Kerzner was born in Johannesburg , Johannesburg , in 1960 . His first hotel purchase was Le Saint Géran , in 1935 . Kerzner was the first South African in the U.S. Gaming Hall of Fame .
Kerzner was born in Johannesburg , South Africa , in 1935 . His first hotel purchase was The Palace Hotel in Durban , in 1960 . Kerzner was the first non-American in the U.S. Gaming Hall of Fame .