The Rise & Fall of Vegas’ $3 BILLION Space Themed Casino

The Stardust Resort and Casino, the space-themed Las Vegas Strip hotel tied to Tony Cornero, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, the Chicago mob skim, and the movie Casino, opened in 1958 as the world's largest hotel. This is the full 48-year history of the Stardust, from its mob-run skimming operation to its 2007 implosion and the failed Echelon project that became Resorts World Las Vegas. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardus... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echelon... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argent_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Co... https://themobmuseum.org/blog/stardus... https://themobmuseum.org/notable_name... https://themobmuseum.org/notable_name... https://themobmuseum.org/blog/who-bom... https://themobmuseum.org/blog/allen-g... https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/oct... https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/quest... https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/rea... https://www.constructionequipmentguid... https://special.library.unlv.edu/node... https://vitalvegas.com/stardust-implo... #Stardust #StardustCasino #StardustLasVegas #LasVegas #LasVegasHistory #VegasStrip #LasVegasStrip #AbandonedLasVegas #CasinoHistory #MobHistory #FrankRosenthal #TonyCornero #CasinoMovie #Implosion #OldVegas