Cactus Pete Piersanti

"Cactus Pete" Piersanti
Born(1916-11-03)November 3, 1916
Superior, Wyoming, USA
DiedFebruary 15, 1994(1994-02-15) (aged 77)
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
Known forConsidered the main founder of Jackpot, Nevada. Owned two Nevada casinos

Peter Vincent "Cactus Pete" Piersanti (November 3, 1916 – February 15, 1994[1]) was an American hotel and casino promoter active in Idaho and Nevada from the 1940s to the 1980s. He is credited as one of the main founders of the community of Jackpot, Nevada, in the 1950s. He is namesake of two Nevada casinos he owned at different points in his career, Cactus Pete's casino in Jackpot and Cactus Jack's Casino in Carson City.[2]

  1. ^ Peter V Piersanti (1916 - 1994) Genealogy - Family Tree and History (accessed 20 October 2013)
  2. ^ Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collection - Cactus Jack's Casino 2001 Commemorative Booklet[permanent dead link]