Racing and Racketeers: Motorsport and Organized Crime in Las Vegas

Date: October 26, 2023

Time: 7 to 8 p.m.

Cost: Free for Museum Members or with Museum Admission

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As Formula One returns to Las Vegas for the first time in 40 years, this program will explore the history of auto racing in the entertainment capital of the world – and the Mob’s role in making it happen. Racing historian Randy Cannon and retired casino executive Bill Weinberger will look back at the Stardust International Raceway in the 1960s and the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in the early 1980s, and discuss the ties between organized crime and past eras of Las Vegas racing glory.

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Randy Cannon  

Randy Cannon

Randy Cannon is a freelance author and journalist. Randy is also a former motocross racer and regional motocross champion. Randy lived his youth in Las Vegas during the golden age of Mob influence in Nevada gambling interests. He is the author of two books, Stardust International Raceway – Motorsports Meets the Mob in Vegas and Caesars Palace Grand Prix – Las Vegas, Organized Crime, and the Pinnacle of Motorsport.

Bill Weinberger  

Bill Weinberger

Cleveland native and 1963 Cornell Hotel School graduate, Bill Weinberger worked in the Investment Banking business until his move to Los Angeles in 1974 when he accepted a position with Caesars World, Inc., parent company of Caesars Palace. He transferred to Caesars Palace in 1977 and became VP-Casino Marketing. Among his duties was bringing Formula 1 racing to Las Vegas as the president of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in 1981 and 1982.