What'd the Fertittas do before the UFC?

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I'm watching the special on CNBC about the UFC, and it had me thinking; how'd the Fertitta brothers have so much money to buy the UFC? What'd they accomplish professionally before they purchased the UFC?

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 How did they have $2 million?  That isn't really very much money, relatively speaking. 

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 Answer to your question, they were in the casino business. 

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Thanks, that makes sense.

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 Stations Casino's


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Best not to know, know what I'm sayin'?

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Have you ever seen the movie "Casino"?

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smoogy - Have you ever seen the movie "Casino"?


Yea, I have....is there any evidence to this suggestion, or is this just speculation?

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...they used to make pizzas....lots of em

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bmoney - I'm watching the special on CNBC about the UFC, and it had me thinking; how'd the Fertitta brothers have so much money to buy the UFC? What'd they accomplish professionally before they purchased the UFC?


Never heard of wikipedia before?

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wait...what's wikipedia??

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Mob, granpa, dad and uncles. Made millions in the prohibition era to which they inherited a bunch then went into the casino biz and became Billionares.

They then got a hobby and bought the UFC.

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Ask Kazja13.