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Rich Lister Len Ainsworth eyes off bank stocks

Julie-anne Sprague
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Billionaire pokies king Len Ainsworth has seen his fair share of market booms and busts during his 95 years.

The businessman collected a $473 million cheque for the sale of most of his shares in Ainsworth Game Technology in January, helping push he and his family's estimated wealth to $4 billion. It makes him the 14th richest person on the Financial Review Rich List.

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Julie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com

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