JACKPOT, Nev. • Outside, it was another September day in the high desert. Inside, high-pitched jingles sounded throughout Cactus Petes Resort Casino Thursday. Illuminated by the machines, visitors to ...
When Pete Piersanti first moved to Nevada, “he opened a little slots place south of Jackpot at a place called Contact, Nev. He called it Cactus Petes. Then the Horseshu opened up where it is today ...