Paul, The completion of the Stardust after Tony Cornero Stralla's death was a very complicated affair. In a nutshell a man named John " Jake the Barber " Factor put up the majority of the money needed. A Chicago gambler named Johnny Drew was imported to run the place. The Chicago-Stardust connection lasted till the state took control of the place and appointed The Boyd Group to run it in the late '70s. Jim