Anthony went to school at the University of Southern California, and graduated in 1999. He received the Entrepreneur Spirit Award from the Lloyd Greif Center. He has been asked every year since he graduated to speak to MBA students and undergrads at USC. In 1999, he founded Internet Management Marketing Group (IMMGNet), a company which procured domain names and developed web based marketing campaigns for the entertainment industry.

He later sold this company in 2001. In January 2000, he formed Interactive Solutions Corporation (ISC), which developed web based casino games for Las Vegas and Atlantic City Casinos. At its height, ISC was a 170 million dollar public gaming company, with a board of directors that consisted of state assembly persons, the former CEO of Trump, and other high-profile political and casino figures.

In early 2002, he became a member of LA Boxing in Costa Mesa, CA. In October of 2002, he purchased LA Boxing Costa Mesa, and within the next year opened LA Boxing of Aliso Viejo, CA and LA Boxing of Fullerton, CA. In February 2004 he created LA Boxing Franchise Corporation, and later that year began advertising the LA Boxing franchise opportunity.