A multifaceted entrepreneur and recreational poker player, Jack Zwerner has accumulated a great deal of success over the course of his career. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Miami Beach, Florida, Jack Zwerner attended Graham-Eckes Palm Beach Academy, the Miami Military Academy, and Miami Beach Senior High School, graduating from the latter. Following high school graduation, Jack Zwerner enrolled at the University of Miami and, later, Miami Dade College, where he pursued studies in a broad range of subjects while being named an All American Athlete in three sports. Jack Zwerner left college and moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio, in the 1960s, entering the fast-paced world of business and insurance. As a longtime executive of 10 years with the New England Mutual Life Company, Jack Zwerner conducted business with some of the firm’s largest clients and laid strong foundations for his future career. In this regard, Jack Zwerner sold a variety of corporate policies worth multiple millions of dollars, generating consistent and impressive revenues for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company.

At the end of his tenure in the insurance industry, Jack Zwerner relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, to launch his career in casino management and marketing. Operating at the highest echelons of the business, Jack Zwerner enjoyed strong and profitable relationships with some of the biggest and most influential casino owners in Las Vegas, including Cliff Perlman, Morris Shenker, Ed Torres, Steve Wynn, and Barron Hilton. During this time, Jack Zwerner held roles as Senior Vice President of Casino Operations and Marketing for such seminal venues as the Dunes Hotel, Caesars Palace, Aladdin, the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, the Golden Nugget, and the Las Vegas Hilton. Players Jack brought to the casinos included some of the most successful people in the world: Roger King (King World–producers and owners of Oprah Winfrey show, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune), Jerry Buss & Frank Mariani (owners of the LA Lakers), Kamel Nacife of Mexico, Kerry Packer of Australia, Sioma Neiman of Mexico City, Akio Kashawagi of Japan (the biggest Baccarat player in the world then with an average bet of 330,000 per hand), and numerous Asian players, as well as domestic players. His players brought hundreds of millions to the casinos over the years. His brilliance was even played out on the big screen in the movie Casino.

As the names and players changed in Las Vegas, so, too, did Jack Zwerner, who entered the burgeoning Native American gaming industry and established successful enterprises in states across the nation. Jack founded in 1982 the San Manuel Indian Bingo in California, the largest and most profitable casino in the country at that time. Eventually he sold his shares to old friends from his Cleveland days—the prominent Visconsi and Jacobs families who also owned the Cleveland Indians.

A recent retiree of the organized gaming field, Jack Zwerner currently spends his time in real estate ventures and owns brokerage companies in Nevada, Florida, and California. He relaxes by occasionally playing in poker tournaments. Ranked among the top card players in the world, Jack Zwerner won the Omaha Hi-low Split event at the 2006 World Series of Poker.