Seven Las Vegas-area students are among 22 recipients of a new $20,000 Caesars Entertainment scholarship honoring Eldorado Resorts founder Don Carano.
The Don Carano Legacy Scholarship goes to the dependents of Caesars team members who are high school seniors or already enrolled in college. The scholarship is for $5,000 a year, renewable for up to four years.
Don Carano, who died in 2017 at 85, founded Eldorado Resorts in Reno in 1973 and built it into a gaming powerhouse. Eldorado bought Caesars Entertainment in 2020, and the new company retained the Caesars name.
Anthony Carano, chief operating officer for Caesars and the grandson of Don Carano, said the scholarship stems from his grandfather’s commitment to treating employees “like family.”
