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How former top entrepreneur Hennie van der Most gambled and risks losing everything

Former self-made Dutch entrepreneur Hennie van der Most is facing financial ruin following the failure of his Rotterdam amusement park project, Rivoli. Known for successful ventures like Speelstad Oranje and Wunderland Kalkar, Van der Most now risks losing his entire business empire. The reconstruction of his life's work highlights how recent gambles have brought him to the brink of collapse.

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