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The Dunes Hotel and Casino : The Mob, the connections, the stories.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Munari, Geno.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)--History.
- Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.).
- Mafia--Nevada--Las Vegas.
- Mafia.
- Nevada--Las Vegas.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (502 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Dunes Hotel and Casino
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Trine Day, 2022.
- Summary:
- The Dunes operation was intricate and mysterious at times, protected by secrecy and intrigue. It featured different operators and Mob characters who, at various times in the history of the hotel, were involved in various ventures, including gambling, bookmaking, real estate investment, and many other business arrangements.
- Contents:
- Intro
- cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- The Start of the Mystery
- The Beginning with Al Gottesman
- Wally "Mr. Peepers" Cox and Marlon Brando
- The Sands Marries the Dunes
- The Gottlieb-Riddle-Miller Era
- Major Riddle, An Interesting Man
- John Gottlieb and the Teamsters
- Bill Miller
- The Dunes: Licensing and Opening
- Sidney Wyman
- Charles J. Rich
- The Wyman and Rich Tax Trial
- Sid Wyman and The Sands
- The Royal Nevada
- The Riviera Takeover
- George Duckworth
- The Terre Haute Bookmaking Operation
- Frederic Apcar
- The Thunderbird: Wyman-Rich-Duckworth-Fletcher
- The Dunes: Gottlieb-Riddle- Wyman-Rich-Duckworth
- The Teamsters and Benjamin Dranow
- "Big Julie" Weintraub, The New York Junket Master
- Publicity By Wyman-Rich-Duckworth
- Dunes: Hidden Ownership
- Audiovisual Surveillance in Vegas
- The Dunes: Nick Civella's Visit
- Shenker and Civella
- Civella and Skimming
- Civella and the Apalachin Meeting
- The St. Louis Crime Family
- Tony Giordano and Roy Williams
- Ash Resnick
- Attempted Murder Of Resnick
- Irwin Gordon (Quasha)
- The Dunes: Booking and Web of Associates
- The Dunes: Baccarat Personalities
- Hy Goldbaum, Bugsy Siegel's Associate
- The Dunes: Skimming and Project Janice
- The Green Felt Jungle: Was It True?
- The Dorfmans and Al Baron
- Hoffa's Background
- The Disappearance of Hoffa
- Jimmy Grippo, Magician And Hypnotist
- The Aladdin and Izzy Marion
- The Aladdin: Webbe, Tamer, Shenker
- The Stardust-Recrion Deal
- The Dunes: Shenker And Licensing
- The Dunes: Shenker and Ensuing Problems
- The Dunes: Shenker and Money Woes
- The Dunes: The Teamsters and Shenker
- The Dunes: The Informants
- The Dunes: Paul Laxalt and Howard Hughes
- Wyman and the New York Junket Customer.
- Elias Atol and the Dognapping Caper
- Sam Angel and Sid Wyman
- Springfield Sam Manarite
- Davey Weinstein's Gift
- Willie Cutler and Tony Tegano
- The Cowboy with Diamond-Toed Boots
- The Gun Incident
- Lillian Shenker and the Blackjack Skim
- The Dunes: Curly, Razz, Kem Cards, &
- Mobsters
- The Big Baccarat Scam
- Johnny Hicks and Casino
- The Last Days Under Shenker
- Harry Claiborne, Attorney and Judge
- Joseph Yablonsky
- Out of the Frying Pan
- The Sting
- Links to the Kennedy Assassinations
- The End
- Exhibits
- Index
- Contents
- Landmarks.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-63424-385-4
- OCLC:
- 1310339114
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