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mgreiche
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August 11th, 2011 at 9:16:23 AM permalink
Any suggestions for good non fiction books about Las Vegas?

I'm not looking for books about gambling, but more along the lines of true stories or events.
Books like 24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down in Las Vegas, Under the Neon Sky or When the Mob ran Vegas.
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August 11th, 2011 at 9:40:43 AM permalink
I seem to recall The Green Felt Jungle from the late fifties or something.
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August 11th, 2011 at 10:29:53 AM permalink
I'm finally entering the 21st century - I'm getting an iPhone. If it's not pre-loaded, I'm adding the Kindle App.

For no particular reason, I'm concentrating my initial e-book purchase to titles recommended by / available thru Las Vegas Advisor's books page.

Click on these covers to go directly to the book's description.

I know the first won't interest you, but these are the e-books at the top of my wish list:



Everything I've read about the second and third, and thier author, makes it seem very gritty and interesting. Anybody got any other opinions?



Actually, I'd rather get a hard copy of Gambling 102, so I can have Mike autograph it....
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August 11th, 2011 at 11:35:50 AM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

I seem to recall The Green Felt Jungle from the late fifties or something.


By Ovid Demaris, IIRC. I've got the paperback somewhere.
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August 11th, 2011 at 11:47:17 AM permalink
Add Whale Hunt in the Desert by Deke Castleman, a real up-close and personal look at managing Big money players by a former casino host.
Also:
Sharks in the Desert, by John L. Smith - About the sordid founding fathers of Las Vegas through the present.
Neon Metropolis, by Hal Rothman - how Vegas started the 21st century.
And too many to mention
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August 11th, 2011 at 1:43:08 PM permalink
Here you can search for any topic. http://library.nevada.edu/speccol/gaming/index.html
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August 11th, 2011 at 1:44:13 PM permalink
I second Whale Hunt in the Desert. Fun read!
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August 11th, 2011 at 1:53:12 PM permalink
Quote: dlevinelaw

I second Whale Hunt in the Desert. Fun read!

I intended to include that in my post above, but I didn't see it on the LVA book store site.


I overlooked it because that is not the original cover. That's is the second edition cover.
I assume it's got the same content as the first cover:
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August 11th, 2011 at 2:44:35 PM permalink
"Las Vegas Babylon" by Jeff Burbank is an OK read, definitely meets your subject criteria.
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August 13th, 2011 at 11:34:11 PM permalink
I liked Bob Stupak's biography by John L. Smith and whatever the one was about Wynn, Kerkorian, and Loveman at the height of the leveraging years.
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August 14th, 2011 at 5:20:09 AM permalink
Quote: teddys

I liked Bob Stupak's biography by John L. Smith and whatever the one was about Wynn, Kerkorian, and Loveman at the height of the leveraging years.



I liked the Stupak book as well.

ps:

There is some hilarious stuff on CHEAPOVEGAS.com on the Stupak era, laugh out loud funny.
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