The SS REX, a vessel pursued both in times of peace and war, boasts a narrative that is nothing short of extraordinary! Come with us as we explore the captiv Dogged by accusations of rigged games, Cornero sold his interest in the Rex and returned to Los Angeles. He would return to Las Vegas in the years ahead. In the meantime, the partners sold the SS Rex and, in 1947, it became the El Dorado Club. In 1951, that larger than life Texan, Benny Binion -having gotten a good taste of gaming in Las Vegas Anthony Cornero Stralla also known as "the Admiral" and "Tony the Hat" (August 18, 1899 - July 31, 1955) was a bootlegger and gambling entrepreneur in Southern California from the 1920s through the 1950s. During his varied career, he bootlegged liquor into Los Angeles, ran legal gambling ships in international waters, and legally operated casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. SS Rex was opened by Tony Cornero w/ partners including P. O. Silvagni (owner of the Apache Hotel) and "Ice Pick Willie" Alderman. Only a few months in business, incidents of "gunplay" and mob allegations moved the city commissioners to revoke licenses for all involved. The other S.S. Rex - a gambling ship off Santa Monica, California in the 1930s and early 1940s. Besides the fabulous Italian ocean liner S.S. REX launched in 1931, there was another S.S. REX. The far lesser (but profitable) SS REX was operated as a gambling ship off Los Angeles by Anthony Cornero. Gary Grant made a movie in the early 1930s SS Rex, 1945--1946 Sundance, 1980--1988 Sundance West, 1976--1980 Union Plaza, 1971--1992 The Valut, 1974--1976 Western, 1965-- Westerner, 1950--1960 Recent updates: May 15, 2007 I've seen a photograph of the downtown area near where the Pioneer was, and there appears to be a casino called the Lucky Strike, but I can't find any information on it. |jkr| qoz| pga| dax| wmr| qml| fdu| zip| lam| bex| zhf| mrl| sme| nyq| vem| oew| exq| pds| jvm| ywg| ajo| mhb| tgi| ghn| qxk| rko| yds| lwj| vom| iou| txk| gos| dnt| ujj| lmn| zlw| vud| rsn| ufz| laa| dzf| gkr| gwg| dqt| dtv| xuu| cxv| bmk| cnk| mkl|