For much of his professional life, the Chicago-born and casino-bred, Rosenthal was the country's top handicapper. He was one of a handful of men who literally set the line for thousands of bookmakers from coast to coast.
During the 1970's, and early eighties, Rosenthal ran four Las Vegas casinos simultaneously, including the world famous Stardust Hotel and Casino.Rosenthal is also credited with creatingthe first Race & Sportsbook (Parlor) in Las Vegas. Despite resistance from the traditional casino bosses, who believed exclusively in terms of table games, Rosenthal had spent decades in and around the sports world to know that it could be the motherlode of casino betting.He created a space-age theater-like Race and Sportsbook at the Stardust Hotel & Casino that was copied by every casino on the strip.
In the 1970's, Frank Rosenthal hosted a top-rated television variety show direct from the world famous Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Every show was nothing short of spectacular as Frank was joined by a galaxy of Las Vegas's brightest stars, TV and Hollywood celebrities, sports champions and handicappers. While the Frank Rosenthal Show was on the air, Frank had interviewed Frank Sinatra, O.J. Simpson, Muhammed Ali, Tommy Lasorda, Billy Martin, Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, Siegfried & Roy and Mr. Hollywood Bob Hope (He's 95 years young), and many more. Enjoy Frank's unique perspective of the stars as you reminisce with these selected photos from the Frank Rosenthal Show.
Robert Dinero portrayed him in a movie called Casino
Text and images courtesy of www.frankrosenthal.com
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