It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mino Vaturi on October 15, 2025, at the age of 93 at his home in Las Vegas. Mino was born on November 24, 1931, in Tripoli to Vittorio and Auva Vaturi. He was the youngest of two brothers and one sister. At three years old the family moved to Palestine (Israel) where he eventually ran a small store in Tel Aviv. In 1962, he emigrated to the United States where he quickly picked up the hospitality trade. By 1965 he was working as General Manager of Squaw Creek Country Club in Ohio where he worked until he retired after 30 years. While in Ohio and later in Las Vegas, he made lifelong friends who shared his love of poker. Mino retired permanently to Las Vegas in 1995 where he and his wife Darlene frequented casinos, ate amazing food, took long drives, and enjoyed all life had to offer with friends and family. He made it his mission in retirement to collect napkins from every restaurant he visited, much to the amusement of his family. He loved recounting stories of the various poker room antics around the valley where over the years he was a regular at Mirage, Venetian, Orleans and Red Rock Casinos. He also enjoyed traveling to Israel and many other countries. He was a member of Children of Israel Orthodox Temple in Ohio. In Las Vegas, he was a member of Bet Knesset Bamidbar, where he belonged to the men's group. A special thank you to Southwest Medical Hospice for the warm and gentle care given, however briefly, to Mino in his last days.