{"product_id":"more-when-the-mob-ran-vegas-showgirl-stories-high-stakes-poker-sin-city-sinatra-and-suitcases-full-of-money","title":"More When the Mob Ran Vegas: Showgirl Stories, High-Stakes Poker, Sin City, Sinatra and Suitcases Full of Money","description":"\u003ch1 id=\"pInfoHeading\" class=\"a-size-medium a-spacing-top-small a-color-base a-text-bold\"\u003eBook overview\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pInfoTabsContainer\" class=\"a-tab-container a-spacing-top-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productDescription_feature_div\" data-feature-name=\"productDescription\" data-template-name=\"productDescription\" class=\"a-section feature\" data-cel-widget=\"productDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-name=\"tab0\" class=\"a-box a-box-tab a-tab-content productInfoTabContent t-prnt t-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-box-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productInfoTabExpander0\" data-a-expander-name=\"tabExpander0\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"500\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container productInfoTabExpander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"6445nx-i72t8o-daaer9-k1i2b9\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVegas like you've never seen, tales you've never heard--until now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThose were the days when you drove to Vegas from Iowa or Ohio or took a junket flight from New York. The Missus would wear her best dress and mink coat, find her lucky slot machine, and you the hot craps table. Maybe you’d slip the maître d’ a couple bucks to sit at an A table in the showroom for the big production numbers with showgirls and plenty of feathers and not much else. Or you’d get to see \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElvis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the International or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSinatra \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat the Sands.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose were the days when Mob guys with names like Icepick and Blade, Tony and Longie, carried suitcases of money out the back door of the casinos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen leggy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eshowgirls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eparaded nearly nude and boobs were on display during flashy stage productions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Binion’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHorseshoe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboasted about their legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ehigh-stakes poker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egames (and the famous game that was never played with Nick the Greek)—and launched the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWorld Series of Poker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebrothels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflourished on ranches just miles from the Strip and sex was on the menu (exclusive interview with Tiffany who worked at the Bunny Ranch).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Teamsters’ money built \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCaesars Palace \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCircus Circus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eImperial Palace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had a lot more going on than a car collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWhen Frank or Sammy or Zsa Zsa or Barbra or Elvis . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose were the days--all chronicled in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e21 unforgettable stories and vintage photos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e told as only Las Vegas historian Steve Fischer can tell—about those days when the Mob ran Vegas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfanity and suggestive nudity. Adult readers only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlso BUY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe first book in the series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen the Mob Ran Vegas,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e if you love this \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Book Club Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48468894417108,"sku":"9798991350020","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7223\/2404\/files\/FullSizeRender_29043141-6d62-40d1-96e2-19eb9bdaba68.jpg?v=1786643557","url":"https:\/\/thebookclubsociety.com\/products\/more-when-the-mob-ran-vegas-showgirl-stories-high-stakes-poker-sin-city-sinatra-and-suitcases-full-of-money","provider":"Book Club Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}