In any case, the only person who didn't know it wouldn't open as "Tony Cornero's Starlight" was Tony himself. EVERYONE with any know in Vegas KNEW FOR A FACT that Tony couldn't possibly get a gaming license and he wasn't going to open the hotel under any hotel name. He'd already had his gaming license denied with the SS Rex, and given he was probably the only hood of record that actually served felony time many thought he was delusional in thinking he would be the Boss of a strip casino, especially Moe Dalitz. My personal opinion is that Dalitz played along with him, allowing him to dig his own grave with greed and illegal activities with the plan to take over after his demise, which he engineered.