page_title: Jay Sarno
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Jay Sarno / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
context_page_description: Jay Sarno was an American developer, hotelier and casino owner. He developed and owned the Atlanta Cabana Motel in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as several motels in California and Texas. He was the founder of the Caesars Palace hotel and the Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada.
context_section_description: Sarno was born in 1922 in St. Joseph, Missouri. His parents were Italian immigrants. His father was a cabinet maker, his mother a homemaker.
  Sarno graduated from the University of Missouri, with a degree in business. While in college, he met Stanley Mallin, who would become his lifelong friend and business partner. During World War II, he joined the United States Army and served in the Pacific theatre alongside Mallin.
caption: Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, developed by Jay Sarno.
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