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Gangsters to Governors

Author : David Clary
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813584566
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Gangsters to Governors written by David Clary and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Current Events/Social Change Book Award from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner of the 2018 Bronze Current Events Book Award from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America’s governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted to the revenue gambling can bring? And does the potential of increased revenue lead them to place risky bets on new casinos, lotteries, and online games? In Gangsters to Governors, journalist David Clary investigates the pros and cons of the shift toward state-run gambling. Unearthing the sordid history of America’s gaming underground, he demonstrates the problems with prohibiting gambling while revealing how today’s governors, all competing for a piece of the action, promise their citizens payouts that are rarely delivered. Clary introduces us to a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters, from John “Old Smoke” Morrissey, the Irish-born gangster who built Saratoga into a gambling haven in the nineteenth century, to Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has furiously lobbied against online betting. By exploring the controversial histories of legal and illegal gambling in America, he offers a fresh perspective on current controversies, including bans on sports and online betting. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Gangsters to Governors considers the past, present, and future of our gambling nation. Author's website (http://www.davidclaryauthor.com)

The Caesars Palace Coup

Author : Sujeet Indap
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1635766761
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book The Caesars Palace Coup written by Sujeet Indap and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards. In the tradition of Barbarians at the Gate and The Big Short comes the riveting, multi-dimensional poker game between private equity firms and distressed debt hedge funds that played out from the Vegas Strip to Manhattan boardrooms to Chicago courthouses and even, for a moment, the halls of the United States Congress. On one side: Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital. On the other: the likes of Elliott Management, Oaktree Capital, and Appaloosa Management. The Caesars bankruptcy put a twist on the old-fashioned casino heist. Through a $27 billion leveraged buyout and a dizzying string of financial engineering transactions, Apollo and TPG—in the midst of the post-Great Recession slump—had seemingly snatched every prime asset of the company from creditors, with the notable exception of Caesars Palace. But Caesars’ hedge fund lenders and bondholders had scooped up the company’s paper for nickels and dimes. And with their own armies of lawyers and bankers, they were ready to do everything necessary to take back what they believed was theirs—if they could just stop their own infighting. These modern financiers now dominate the scene in Corporate America as their fight-to-the-death mentality continues to shock workers, politicians, and broader society—and even each other. In The Caesars Palace Coup, financial journalists Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap illuminate the brutal tactics of distressed debt mavens—vultures, as they are condemned—in the sale and purchase of even the biggest companies in the world with billions of dollars hanging in the balance.

The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told

Author : Mark Paul
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781949642292
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told written by Mark Paul and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly named Winning Colors who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing, and a trio of gamblers who embark on an unforgettable adventure as epic as the horse's historic victory. It's Seabiscuit meets Narcos, and the best true-life gambling story ever tol

The Gambler

Author : William C. Rempel
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062456792
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Gambler written by William C. Rempel and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the daring aviator, movie mogul, risk-taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of the leading financiers in American business. Kerkorian combined the courage of a World War II pilot, the fortitude of a scrappy boxer, the cunning of an inscrutable poker player and an unmatched genius for making deals. He never put his name on a building, but when he died he owned almost every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas. He envisioned and fostered a new industry —the leisure business. Three times he built the biggest resort hotel in the world. Three times he bought and sold the fabled MGM Studios, forever changing the way Hollywood does business. His early life began as far as possible from a place on the Forbes List of Billionaires when he and his Armenian immigrant family lost their farm to foreclosure. He was four. They arrived in Los Angeles penniless and moved often, staying one step ahead of more evictions. Young Kirk learned English on the streets of L.A., made pennies hawking newspapers and dropped out after eighth grade. How he went on to become one of the richest and most generous men in America—his net worth as much as $20 billion—is a story largely unknown to the world. That’s because what Kerkorian valued most was his privacy. His very private life turned to tabloid fodder late in life when a former professional tennis player falsely claimed that the eighty-five-year-old billionaire fathered her child. In this engrossing biography, investigative reporter William C. Rempel digs deep into Kerkorian’s long-guarded history to introduce a man of contradictions—a poorly educated genius for deal-making, an extraordinarily shy man who made the boldest of business ventures, a careful and calculating investor who was willing to bet everything on a single roll of the dice. Unlike others of his status and importance, Kerkorian made few public appearances and strenuously avoided personal publicity. His friends and associates, however, were some of the biggest names in business, entertainment, and sports—among them Howard Hughes, Ted Turner, Steve Wynn, Michael Milken, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Mike Tyson, and Andre Agassi. When he died in 2015 two years shy of the century mark, Kerkorian had outlived many of his closest friends and associates. Now, Rempel meticulously pieces together revealing fragments of Kerkorian’s life, collected from diverse sources—war records, business archives, court documents, news clippings and the recollections and recorded memories of longtime pals and relatives. In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.

How to Beat Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms

Author : Arnold Snyder
Publisher : Cardoza
ISBN 13 : 9781580421706
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book How to Beat Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms written by Arnold Snyder and published by Cardoza. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quick and easy guide shows players how to beat online casinos and poker sites safely and for profit. Arnold Snyder shows how to play and win money online against the internet casinos. People love to gamble, and now that they can do so from their own homes, Snyder shows them how to choose safe sites to play. He goes over every step of the process, from choosing sites, opening an account, and how to take your winnings! There are major chapters covering the differences between "brick and mortar" and internet gaming rooms and how to handle common situations and predicaments. A major chapter covers internet poker and basic strategies to beat hold'em and other games online.

Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed

Author : Benny J. Berry
Publisher : Prosper Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780964298408
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book Gambling's Greatest Secrets Revealed written by Benny J. Berry and published by Prosper Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Winner Takes All

Author : Christina Binkley
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316487902
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Winner Takes All written by Christina Binkley and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and culture critic Christina Binkley comes an updated edition of her New York Times bestselling account of sex, drugs, and the rise of Las Vegas. With a new prologue on the rise and fall of Steve Wynn. The Strip. Home to some of the world's grandest, flashiest, and most lucrative casino resorts, Las Vegas, with its multitude of attractions, draws millions of tourists from around the world every year. But Sin City hasn't always been booming: modern Vegas exists largely thanks to the extraordinary vision, and remarkable hubris, of three competing business moguls: Kirk Kerkorian, Dr. Gary Loveman, and Steve Wynn. And in the wake of #MeToo revelations, not all empires survive. Having had personal access to all three tycoons, Binkley explains how their audacious efforts to reach the top-and to top one another-shaped the city as it stands. She takes us inside their grandest schemes, their riskiest deals, and the personalities that drove them to their greatest successes, and their most painful defeats. In this updated edition, she reveals the inside story of how Steve Wynn, the winner who took all, ultimately lost everything-twice. Sharp, insightful, and revealing, Winner Takes All is the gripping story of how billions of dollars and the unparalleled drive for power turned dreams into larger-than-life reality. "It's a great drama on the greatest stage. . . Wynn, Kerkorian, and Loveman represent three opposing business personalities, three styles of achieving success. On the Vegas Strip, they're pitted against one another like gladiators, and we've got front-row seats. Kapow!" - bestselling author Po Bronson

Bringing Down the House

Author : Ben Mezrich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743250842
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Bringing Down the House written by Ben Mezrich and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-12-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 national bestseller, now a major motion picture, 21—the amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas—and lived to tell how. Robin Hood meets the Rat Pack when the best and the brightest of M.I.T.’s math students and engineers take up blackjack under the guidance of an eccentric mastermind. Their small blackjack club develops from an experiment in counting cards on M.I.T.’s campus into a ring of card savants with a system for playing large and winning big. In less than two years they take some of the world’s most sophisticated casinos for more than three million dollars. But their success also brings with it the formidable ire of casino owners and launches them into the seedy underworld of corporate Vegas with its private investigators and other violent heavies.

Casino Conquest

Author : Frank Scoblete
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1623680050
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Casino Conquest written by Frank Scoblete and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penned by a reputable authority on casinos, this guide provides the tools of the trade in order to perform a successful climb to the top of the gaming mountain. A step-by-step instructional approach is presented, going beyond the standard handbooks on blackjack, craps, and slots to include tips and tricks on baccarat, roulette, and more. A must-have for both casual and professional gamblers throughout the nation, this invaluable companion is guaranteed to provide the winning edge to beat the house.

The Curse

Author : Robert H. Steele
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937146177
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book The Curse written by Robert H. Steele and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1990s, two Connecticut Indian tribes opened the world's two biggest gambling casinos in the southeastern corner of the state, resulting in what has been termed a "gambling Chernobyl."The Curse is a novel based on those events.It begins in 1637 with the massacre of the Pequot Indians and a curse delivered by a Pequot sachem to the young English soldier who is about to kill him. The story then jumps 350 years as the soldier's thirteenth-generation descendant, Josh Williams, becomes embroiled in a battle to stop a newly-minted Indian tribe from building a third casino that threatens his town and ancestral home. The lure of easy money drives everyone from the tribe's fraudulent chief to a shadowy Miami billionaire, venal politicians, and Providence mobsters, while a small, quintessential New England town must choose between preserving its character or accepting an extraordinary proposal that will change it forever. As the battle over the casino reaches a climax, Josh discovers startling truths about his family's past--including centuries-old events that appear to be impacting the present with devastating effect.

Digital Gambling

Author : César Albarrán-Torres
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351398210
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Digital Gambling written by César Albarrán-Torres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops the concept of "gamble-play media", describing how some gambling and gambling-like practices are increasingly mediated by digital technologies. Digital gambling brings gambling closer to the practices and features of videogames, as audio-visual simulations structure users’ experiences. By studying digital gambling from media studies, videogame and cultural studies approaches, this book offers a new critical perspective on the issues raised by computer-mediated gambling, while expanding our perspective on what media and gambling are. In particular, it critically analyses terrestrial, mobile and online slot machines, online poker and stock trading apps through a selection of case studies.

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

Author : Michael Craig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780446593977
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King written by Michael Craig and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of outsized egos, appetites, and ambitions, this completely true, heart-stopping story tells of one man, 20 million dollars, and the most expensive game of poker ever played.

The Billionaire's Triplets Matchmakers (Book 2, The Billionaire's Triplets)

Author : Mia Caldwell
Publisher : FicStoryWorld
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Billionaire's Triplets Matchmakers (Book 2, The Billionaire's Triplets) written by Mia Caldwell and published by FicStoryWorld. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't Miss Book 2 in the Billionaire's Triplets Series from bestselling BWWM interracial romance author, Mia Caldwell. The Billionaire Triplets, eight-month baby brothers, Hunter, Ryland & Marco are thrilled that their Mamma and Papa are finally getting married. On the eve of the Big Fat Spanish Wedding in Barcelona Spain, they decide to become matchmakers for their beloved nanny, their Mamma's sister, Auntie Joan when Hunter witnessed her face light up after a chance encounter with a handsome man in a café. Turns out, Marco knows who the handsome young man is.... It's Antonio Ferraro, a notorious playboy and star striker for Italy's soccer team, AC Milan. Also, Antonio is connected to their father, Julio Torres, the billionaire who's about to marry their mother. It's a perfect match - as far as the triplets are concerned, but their plans to play Cupid are turned upside down when they learn that Auntie Joan and the soccer star have a troubling history that's threatening to keep them apart. To add insult to injury - Antonio has been a very bad boy and now he's in serious deep doo-doo with some scary and dangerous men. Antonio has a gambling problem? What does that even mean? The triplets are too young to know when it's time to quit, so they decide to keep trying. They can tell that Antonio Ferraro really cares about their Auntie Joan and they've seen the way she looks at him. It's the same look that their Mamma and Papa have just before they get all kissy. (Yuck!) They want their Auntie Joan to have the same happiness that their parents have. And they recognize true love when they see it -- even if the silly adults are too stubborn to see it themselves. Book 1 - The Billionaire's Triplets Book 2 - The Billionaire's Triplets - Matchmakers Each book can be read as a standalone novel. This novel contains humor, telepathically communicating babies, a little danger and violence for the adults along with some seriously steamy intimate moments, (Our three baby's hide their heads and cover their eyes on that bit of news.) This book also touches on recovery and addiction, including spirituality, the power of prayer, 12-step programs, and redemption. Enjoy!

Molly's Game

Author : Molly Bloom
Publisher : William Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780008278366
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book Molly's Game written by Molly Bloom and published by William Collins. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AARON SORKIN, AND STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN, IDRIS ELBA, KEVIN COSTNER AND MICHAEL CERA The true story of the 26-year-old woman behind the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker game in the world When Molly Bloom was a little girl in a small Colorado town, she dreamed of a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or anything - where she could become whatever she wanted. She ultimately got more than she ever could have bargained for. In Molly's Game, she takes you through her adventures running an exclusive private poker game catering to Hollywood royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck, athletes, billionaires, politicians and financial titans. With rich detail, Molly describes a world of glamour, privilege and secrecy in which she made millions, lived the high life and fearlessly took on the Russian and Italian mobs - until she met theone adversary she could not outsmart: the UnitedStates government.

The Hustlers

Author : Douglas Thompson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780330449519
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book The Hustlers written by Douglas Thompson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Hustlers' is a journey back into the heady days of 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters ranging from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.

The Clockwork Betting System

Author : Stephen Tabone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book The Clockwork Betting System written by Stephen Tabone and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the face of it choosing what side to bet on, when to bet and how much to wager when you do bet might seem like an easy task. However when it comes to generating profits like a pro these three aspects of gambling on even money options can turn into a complex and at times brutal experience rendering strong minds powerless. The house edge will be the least of your worries. The dance of the sides will form into four different kinds of trends. By the end of a session you will feel like you have played space invaders at a fast level yet all along the outside chances on roulette, Low/High, Even/Odd and Red/Black, or Player/Banker on baccarat and other even money casino games only have two sides. The system of this book adds on a set of rules to the workings of the two sides and the outcomes they form so as to closely mimic those forming patterns. Tabone's Clockwork Betting System is equivalent to an AI add on that makes all of the predictive decisions for you thus removing the confusing and often emotional decision making process so you can enjoy the game like a sophisticated bettor.

Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon

Author : Joe Streckert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493046039
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon written by Joe Streckert and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When vice and scandal are all fun and games. Portland, Oregon began as a town of itinerant young men who had no shortage of diversions at the end of the workday. This city grew up with lots of revelry and little regulation. After the last tree fell in logging season and after the workday ended on the docks, those young men broke out the cards. Saloon culture quickly took hold in Portland, offering alcohol, sex, gambling, and other diversions. This book traces the storied and scandalous history of Portland, from the underground and elite saloons and gambling rings to the vice, scandal, and fun they brought. Readers will meet the impresarios, gangsters, and racketeers who colored Portland’s history.