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The Australian gamble : organized crime Down Under / Paul Bleakley.
Van Pelt Library HV6722.A8 B54 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bleakley, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rooklyn, Israel, 1908-1996.
- Rooklyn, Israel.
- Gambling industry--Australia--Case studies.
- Gambling industry.
- Organized crime--Australia--Case studies.
- Organized crime.
- Australia.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]
- Summary:
- "The Australian Gamble explores Bally gambling organization managing director Jack Rooklyn's role as a thread that connects some of the best-recognized characters, and most pivotal events, in Australian criminal history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Cigar Smoking Enigma
- All the Bells and Whistles
- Rooklyn Rises
- Family Vacations
- Ballyhoo
- Chasing the American Dream
- Reinvention
- Shut Down the Pokies
- Moonlight
- Conclusion: Cashing Out.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bleakley, Paul. Australian gamble
- ISBN:
- 9781538177082
- 1538177080
- OCLC:
- 1348864405
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