The Players Men Who Made Las Vegas |
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| Editor:
| Sheehan, Jack |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87417-306-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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This is an account of how some gambler-businessmen grasped Las Vegas's potential as a centre for high-stakes gambling, and turned it from a desert town into a booming holiday mecca. In researching this book, interviews were conducted with many of the surviving players and their associates.
This is an account of how some gambler-businessmen grasped Las Vegas's potential as a centre for high-stakes gambling, and turned it from a desert town into a booming holiday mecca. In researching this book, interviews were conducted with many of the surviving players and their associates.