Robert B. Sturges is a Florida businessman and former New Jersey government official.[1] He is a limited partner of the Miami Heat basketball team and former executive at Carnival Corp .[2][3][4]
Sturges started his career as an attorney. He served as Deputy Attorney General and Chief Prosecutor of Organized Crime in New Jersey until 1980.[9] Sturges was then appointed Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.[6] He oversaw the investigations for New Jersey Casino License applicants including Steven Wynn, Hugh Hefner and Donald Trump.[10] A resident of Wyckoff, New Jersey, he commuted 90 minutes each way to Trenton, where his state government positions were located, so that he could spend time with his family.[6]
In 1983, he entered private practice as a partner at Ferro & Sturges, consulting for casino owner, Ted Arison, founder of Carnival Cruise Lines.[11] Arison, convinced Sturges to move to Miami and in 1986, he was named vice president and Special Assistant to the chairman of the Board of Carnival Cruise lines. Sturges helped Arison expand his business ventures including bringing an NBA franchise to Miami.[12]
In 2006, Sturges became CEO of Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. (NYSE MKT: UWN).[13] He also served on the Board of Directors for Benihana[14] and AmeriCredit Corp. (NYSE: ACF) until the company was sold to General Motors for $3.5 billion.[15][16][17][18]
^ abcLeith, Rod. "New scrutiny of casinos; Support services to get hard look", The Record, April 1, 1982. Accessed August 30, 2022. "The former New Milford resident says he likes what he's doing how because he's trying to maintain public confidence in an industry he feels is helping the same people who were the victims of Medicaid fraud, the elderly.... Sturges commutes each workday from his home in Wyckoff, rising before 6 a.m. and making a point to be home before his 5-year-old daughter and 2 1/2-year-old son are asleep."
