Resorts International Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City decided to have a special event celebrating  Joe’s 70th Birthday.  Many of his old Yankee team mates attended and it was a wonderful time and well received by the invitees. There were quite a few baseball Hall of Famers in attendance. I was the Senior Executive Host and had the opportunity to […]

I decided, since I was meeting so many celebrities, to begin an autograph collection for my sons. Elvis always kept a number of 8×10, autographed photos at the front desk to give to his fans. So. I figured I might as well begin the collection with him. That evening I asked him if he would inscribe one of the photographs […]

(The full story is available in my book, “The Last Casino”) Here I am, just turned 21, a break-in dealer making minimum wage which was $1 an hour.  Casinos were all new to me and the idea of dealing real money to live action petrified me. I watched good dealers deal craps in a heavy game and it looked like […]