Jay Kornegay, executive director of the Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook, has more than 15 years of race and sports book experience. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1987 and pursued a successful gaming industry career, beginning with Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe.

Stephen (“Cabman”) Lenett retired years ago, but took a job as a cabdriver in Las Vegas to “get out of my wife’s hair.” He co-hosts a weekly radio show called “Behind the Wheel,” where he talks with fellow cabbies about the business.

Photographer Greg Preston has spent more than a decade traveling to the studios of the greats of cartooning and illustration to capture a moment in time with these classic artists. He developed the concept for this book while still a student at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Kathleen Gustafson is executive director of membership for the Stirling Club at Turnberry Place. Gustafson’s background includes six years at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort as director of VIP services. Ms. Gustafson was also the past President of the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association.