Karel Lassche

Karel Lassche
Born(1937-04-02)2 April 1937
Losser, Netherlands
Died16 November 2024(2024-11-16) (aged 87)
Deventer, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationbusinessman

Karel Lassche (2 April 1937 – 16 November 2024) was a Dutch businessman.[1]

Career

Around 1960 Lassche started as a fabric seller, with a borrowed suitcase and borrowed fabrics. After the collapse of the textile trade, he started a business gambling machine business. He started uder the name "Hela" (HEkman LAssche) that became "Internationaal Amusement" and later "Karel Lassche Speelautomaten". He first started selling in the region. The company was successful, expanded and later sold throughout the Netherlands.[2] He started his own entertainment center named Number One in the centre of Apeldoorn in November 1990.[3] As of 1999 he had 45 employees, including jurist Ina Adema [nl].[4] Every five years he gave a party, in 2002 with around 1750 people and known Dutch singers, and raised money for local businesses.[5]

Lassche owned several properties, including catering property, property of a sex club and apartments.[6][7]

Lassche was shareholder of football club Go Ahead Eagles between 2005 and 2018.[8]

Lassche died in Deventer on 16 November 2024, at the age of 87 years old.[9][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Selfmade zakenman Karel Lassche (87) overleden: een groot imperium, maar hij maakte niet enkel vrienden". De Stentor (in Dutch). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Aftredend bestuurslid Lassche: 'Sancties bij overtreden minderjarigenverbod'". Automaten Magazine (in Dutch). July–August 1990. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via gokkasten-archief.nl.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  3. ↑ "Karel Lassche opent Number One in Apeldoorn". Automaten Magazine (in Dutch). January 1991. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via gokkasten-archief.nl.
  4. ↑ "Karel Lassche: 25 jaar vooruitstrevend ondernemen. "Ik zie nog steeds uitdagingen"". Automaten Magazine (in Dutch). January 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via gokkasten-archief.nl.
  5. ↑ "Karels Megaparty! Traditioneel een spetterend Feest". Automaten Magazine (in Dutch). December 2002. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via gokkasten-archief.nl.
  6. ↑ "Karel Lassche koopt De Rozentuin in Epse voor half miljoen". De Stentor (in Dutch). 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Voormalig Deventer seksclub maakt plaats voor royale appartementen". Tubantia (in Dutch). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Voormalig aandeelhouder Karel Lassche overleden". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Karel Lassche ✝ 16 november 2024 overlijdensbericht en condoleances". Mensenlinq (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 November 2024.