He was the founder of International Game Technology, a slot machine manufacturer and distributor.
[1][4] Redd began his career in college, when he invested in a pinball machine in a small eatery in Mississippi.
[4] In 1975, he founded Sircoma,[5] later known as the International Game Technology, a slot machine manufacturer and distributor based in Reno, Nevada.
[7] Redd made charitable contributions to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,[2] where he was a member of the UNLV Gift Club Palladium Society.
[1] He received the Chin's Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 2001.
[4] Redd founded the Las Vegas International Cultural Trade Center and Wild Animal Conservancy.
[2] He resided in Las Vegas, Nevada, and summered in Solana Beach, California.