The Players: The Men Who Made Las Vegas. Jack Sheehan

The Players: The Men Who Made Las Vegas



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The Players: The Men Who Made Las Vegas Jack Sheehan ebook
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Page: 240
ISBN: 9780874173062

Las Vegas has been described as "the last great, mythic city that Western civilization will ever create," and its brief, phenomenal history has been largely shaped by a handful of colorful and astute casino operators who turned a dusty desert town into the gawdy, booming holiday mecca that it is today. The essays in this book introduce us to these "players" and outline the decisions that led them and their chosen city unparalleled heights of success. We discover how early leaders like Cliff Jones, Moe Dalitz, and Benny Binion first grasped Las Vegas's potential as a center for high-stakes gambling, and we read of mobster "Bugsy" Siegel's efforts to bring to reality another man's dream of a glamorous resort-casino ...

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