TRUCKERS NETWORK RADIO SHOW INTERVIEW

 May 21, 2021  Friday

 I had a great one-hour interview with the hosts of the Truckers Network Radio Show. This network presents weather, driving conditions, news, and entertainment for commercial drivers. The hosts told me that many of their listeners regularly drive through Las Vegas, and they are interested in the history of the gambling industry.

We discussed my relationship with the early gambling operators who spent so much time teaching me the history of this business and how to operate a casino, especially Moe Dalitz and Benny Binion. We talked about having a future interview to discuss the other early casino owners’ operations and backgrounds.

COAST TO COAST AM MARATHON INTERVIEW

 

April 30, 2021  Friday

I just completed my longest radio interview, a two-and-one-half hour marathon, with Coast to Coast AM host George Noory. It is the most listened to late evening radio show with more than 600 stations. We discussed subjects from my history book “30 Illegal Year to the Strip”, about the four largest Prohibition gangs. After Repeal, they operated elegant high-limit illegal casinos across America. Then, they built 80% of the Las Vegas Strip casinos, during the twenty years from the opening of the Flamingo in 1946 to the opening of Caesars Palace in 1966.

As always, George was a superlative host with challenging questions. Thank you, George! I had a great time.