Gaming Today Creator Di Rocco Passes On - 2004-03-09
Chuck Di Rocco, the colorful publisher and founder of Gaming Today and a legend in introducing racing simulcasts to Las Vegas casinos, died Saturday morning after a long illness. He was 69.
"He backed up his own advice with his own money," shared Dave Tuley, Las Vegas correspondent for the Daily Racing Form, who was managing editor of Gaming Today from 1998 to 2000. "He was a high-roller at the blackjack tables, and he was not afraid to step up to the big (betting) window if he like a horse."
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