During the past thirty years Richard “Skip” Bronson, CEO of The Bronson Companies, LLC, located in Beverly Hills, CA has been involved in the development of more than 100 shopping centers and office buildings throughout the nation. He served with Steve Wynn as one of two inside directors of Mirage Resorts and was President of New City Development, an affiliate of Mirage Resorts, where he oversaw many of the company‘s new business initiatives and activities outside Nevada.

Mr. Bronson‘s business expertise includes creating joint ventures between his company and some of the nation’s largest developers including Donald Trump of The Trump Organization and Herb & Mel Simon of Simon Property Group. Mr. Bronson has engineered deals from New York to Beijing and developed a wide range of properties from state of the art shopping malls to luxurious resort-casinos.

He spearheaded the development of Renaissance Point in Atlantic City, NJ, which required the conversion of a former landfill in the city‘s Marina District. Today, the area is a 150-acre tract of pristine land upon which Boyd Gaming and MGM/Mirage have opened The Borgata, a $1.2 billion resort hotel. Significant additional development is planned for Renaissance Point.:

Among Mr. Bronson‘s East Coast real estate projects is CityPlace, the largest mixed-use office tower in Connecticut. He was a co-developer on this landmark project in downtown Hartford, designed to revitalize an area that was lacking in high-quality office and retail space. At 1.2 million square feet and 34 stories, CityPlace remains the largest and tallest office building in the state of Connecticut.

Throughout his career, Mr. Bronson‘s professional and business activities have been complemented by community and civic involvement. Currently he is the Chairman of the Board of the Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. Mr. Bronson has served on the Boards of Trustees of numerous other organizations including the Forman School in Litchfield, Connecticut and Mt. Sinai Hospital in Hartford. He also served on the Board and as President of both the Tumble Brook Country Club and The Hartford Club, one of the oldest city clubs in America dating back to 1873. Additionally, Mr. Bronson served as Vice President of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), an association representing 75,000 industry professionals in more than 80 countries. He has spoken throughout the United States on real estate development strategies and is a member of the Western Real Estate Business Editorial board.

Mr. Bronson is the founder and president of Native American Empowerment, LLC. NAE is a private company dedicated to monitoring, advocating and pursuing Native American gaming opportunities and tribal economic advancement. The company is a partner in Casino San Pablo located in the East Bay, 20 minutes from San Francisco.

He was a founding partner of Monitor Productions, a joint venture with Main Events, the successful sports promotion company that developed the early careers of some of the country's most well-known boxers, including all the boxing gold-medal winners at the 1984 Olympics: Mark Breland, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. This group went on to be the most successful stable of professional boxers in the history of the sport. Main Events/Monitor Productions promoted the 1991 ”Battle of the Ages,“ featuring Evander Holyfield and George Forman, which grossed over $80 million worldwide and, at the time, set a pay-per-view record.

Blog Entries by Richard 'Skip' Bronson

Will Kate Winslet Cry When She Wins the Oscar?

8 Comments | Posted February 17, 2009 | 03:52 PM (EST)


At the Oscars, much like the Super Bowl, people all try to predict the winners. Here are the latest odds on the big categories along with a couple of interesting "Proposition Wagers":

Best Actor Odds (all odds assume a $100 wager)

Mickey Rourke -- The Wrestler (-200)

Sean Penn...

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Wanna Bet?

1 Comments | Posted January 29, 2009 | 03:17 PM (EST)


During the upcoming Super Bowl, millions of dollars will be wagered on whether or not the Pittsburgh Steelers will beat the Arizona Cardinals by more than 7 points. But the real fun comes from the following wagers, that you can actually bet online.


Which QB...

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Wanna Bet on the Inauguration?

6 Comments | Posted January 16, 2009 | 03:51 PM (EST)


To mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States of America, Irish bookmaking chain Paddy Power is offering a wide range of Obama-themed betting opportunities.

With an expected domestic TV audience in excess of 50 million, customers can place bets on the duration of...

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The New Dollar Bill

Posted September 30, 2008 | 08:45 PM (EST)


Here's what's going on with the financial crisis:

Wall Street guys and bankers who only cared about generating fees, not proper underwriting. Irrational exuberance. A bad bailout plan. A weak President who looks worse by the moment and who inspires zero confidence. Pols who aren't equipped to deal with the...

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Presidential Betting Odds: Things Tightening Up

Posted September 16, 2008 | 01:21 PM (EST)


People are starting to pay serious attention to the presidential race so the odds makers are seeing things tighten up a bit since my column of September 9th. The offshore odds now favor Barack Obama 7:5 while John McCain is even money. As an example, this means if you...

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The Pollsters Say McCain vs. Obama is a Dead Heat. The Oddsmakers Don't Think So

Posted September 9, 2008 | 12:21 PM (EST)


I asked Danny Sheridan, America's leading sports analyst and handicapper for his latest odds on the presidential race. (The sports guys know politics too!) Although the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll has it as a dead heat, Danny sees Obama as a 2-1 favorite. Between the oddsmakers and the pollsters...

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The Latest Presidential Betting Odds

Posted September 3, 2008 | 03:44 PM (EST)


We know the pollsters and pundits all have their predictions and opinions but when you want to know the real odds on the election you always want to check with the sports books. For some reason the "bookies" are usually right! As of today Barack Obama is a significant favorite.

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Bookie Bets on Obama Acceptance Speech Clichés

Posted August 26, 2008 | 01:20 PM (EST)


Ahead of Barack Obama's democratic nomination acceptance speech in Denver this Thursday, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has released a wide range of betting opportunities on the presidential hopeful's performance.

Paddy Power is offering betting on what "cliché" Obama will use first during his much hyped speech. "I'm fired up" is...

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How Long Will It Last?

Posted May 1, 2008 | 01:04 PM (EST)


A Los Angeles based motorcycle club has a saying: "Be good to us and we'll be better to you. Be bad to us and we'll be worse to you." Developers who were used to having the banks line up at our doors and be very, very good to us can...

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