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Super casino : inside the "new" Las Vegas / Pete Earley.

Van Pelt Library F849.L35 E27 2000
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Earley, Pete.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Casinos.
Las Vegas (Nev.)--Description and travel.
Las Vegas (Nev.).
Las Vegas (Nev.)--History--20th century.
Gambling--Nevada--Las Vegas.
Gambling.
Nevada--Las Vegas.
Casinos--Nevada--Las Vegas.
Physical Description:
386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Bantam Books, [2000]
Summary:
The author of "The Hot House" now tells how Las Vegas came to be the biggest draw in the country, while catching the voices of those large and small--bosses, shift managers, dealers, cashiers, showgirls, hookers, cabbies, tourists, and of course, the players--who make it run today. Photo insert.
Contents:
Counting Cards 1
Part 1 In the Beginning 15
Part 2 The Luxor 167
Winter: Reincarnation 169
Spring: A Spin of the Wheel 231
Summer: Betting It All 283
Fall: Crapped Out 325.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
0553095021
OCLC:
41565231

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