The players : the men who made Las Vegas / edited by Jack Sheehan.
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...
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Table of Contents:
- A peculiar institution / Sergio Lalli
- Cliff Jones: "the big juice" / Sergio Lalli
- Moe Dalitz and the desert / John L. Smith
- Benny Binion: he who has the gold makes the rules / A.D. Hopkins
- Sportman's paradise / John L. Smith
- The ghost of Ben Siegel / John L. Smith
- Jay Sarno: he came to play / A.D. Hopkins
- Sam Boyd's quiet legacy / Jack Sheehan
- Jackie Gaughan: keeping the faith on Fremont Street / Bill Moody and A.D. Hopkins
- Howard Hughes in Vegas / Sergio Lalli
- Kirk Kerkorian: the reticent billionaire / Dave Palermo
- Steve Wynn: king of wow! / Mark Seal
- Cowboys, crooks, and corporations: how popular literature has treated Las Vegas / John H. Irsfeld
- The adult playground becomes a heaven for families / Dave Palermo.