Cornero eventually gave up on trying to receive a gaming license. Instead, he planned to lease the casino to a small group for $500,000 a month. The tax commission was concerned about the high rental cost, viewing it as an attempt by Cornero to get around his lack of a gaming license. Nevertheless, the group was licensed in June 1955, at which point the Stardust had 2,700 stockholders. A list of these individuals was to be provided to the Nevada Gaming Control Board for final approval, but this did not occur as scheduled, thus delaying the Stardust's planned opening on August 1, 1955. The opening was pushed back a month.