![]() They sold CBS in 1989 to United Tote for $3.5 million. The company, which shared the building with Leroy's, was soon providing systems to almost all of Las Vegas's bookmakers. In 1984, Salerno and two partners formed CBS Computer Systems to market their system to other sportsbook operators. Salerno developed one of the first computerized sportsbook management systems to make his operation more efficient and able to compete with the large casinos. Around 1983, the popularity of sportsbooks began to boom and they started to become more common in casinos. Nevada sportsbooks at the time were predominantly independent operations, rarely found in casinos. Merillat sold the operation to his son-in-law, Vic Salerno, in 1979. The following year, Nevada gaming regulators found Merillat unsuitable for licensing because of questions about the propriety of a land deal in California, and he was forced to sell the business. In 1978, businessman Leroy Merillat bought a sportsbook in a strip mall in Downtown Las Vegas, and named it “Leroy’s” after himself. ![]() History Inception & expansion (1978-1996) Leroy's parent company, American Wagering, was purchased by British bookmaker William Hill in 2012, and its locations were rebranded under the William Hill name. As of 2012, it had 72 race and sports books and kiosks. Leroy's Horse & Sports Place, also known as Leroy's Race and Sport Book or simply Leroy's, was an operator of sports books in Nevada. ![]()
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