built The Casino, a 5,000-square-foot establishment on Sahara Blvd. In 1976, after observing that no casinos effectively catered to the city's residents, Fertitta Jr. became a dealer at the Stardust Casino before graduating to management positions at the Tropicana, Sahara and Circus Circus casinos. Lorenzo and his older brother Frank Fertitta III were raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, after their father, Frank Fertitta Jr., moved there from Texas with his wife Victoria ( née Broussard) in 1960. He is chairman of Fertitta Capital, director of Red Rock Resorts Inc, and former CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lorenzo Joseph Fertitta (born January 3, 1969) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
