![]() While he was in prison, his brothers, Louis and Frank, opened the Meadows Club, an ahead-of-its-time hotel-casino – with a band stage and elegant furnishings - far from the hustle and bustle of the lowbrow gambling joints on downtown’s Fremont Street. ![]() Cornero had done well for himself in the rum-running business in Southern California during Prohibition, but ran afoul of Uncle Sam on bootlegging charges. He was fresh out of federal prison when Nevada legalized commercial gambling in 1931. ![]() Cornero, whose family moved to the United States from northern Italy when he was a child, had a long history in Las Vegas. It would be the crowning achievement he sought following a checkered past in the casino business. Tony Cornero first conceived of the Stardust in the early 1950s. The Stardust was renowned for its neon signage and topless showgirls – and notorious for its underworld connections. One of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic casino resorts opened 60 years ago today. ![]() It was operated by men associated with Chicago and Cleveland crime syndicates. When it opened in 1958, the Stardust was the largest casino resort in Las Vegas. ![]()
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