“Henry’s influence on the current gaming industry was monumental,” leading casino design Paul Steelman says. Conversano became Harrah’s interior designer for personal and casino projects, most notably Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, opened in 1973. “He followed religiously one of Bill Harrah’s rules: the casino design needs to be five-star to attract the higher end five-star gamblers. (Conversano later worked with another brash, notably less adept casino developer, Donald Trump, and even designed his Trump Tower residence two wives ago.) Opened in 1980, Golden Nugget Atlantic City became the town’s most successful casino, and Conversano entered Wynn’s design inner circle.

Source: Forbes October 01, 2018 05:37 UTC