{"product_id":"when-the-mob-ran-vegas-stories-of-money-mayhem-and-murder","title":"When the Mob Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem and Murder","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=\"fpj8vn-dqe7p6-ihy9gl-nrdmg3\" data-cel-widget=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE ORIGINAL (with 2024 updates)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My Uncle Al would have loved this book.” – Deirdre Capone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVegas like you’ve never seen, tales you’ve never heard – until now. Sizzling, behind-the-headlines stories about the men, the Mob, movie stars, and missing money that made ’50s and ’60s Vegas such a hot spot in the Nevada desert. Those were the days...\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Frank Sinatra threw a chair at the casino boss of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand stormed out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen all the Mob bosses decided to kill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBugsy Siegel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and take over the Flamingo. Did you see the front cover? Look again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen millions of dollars walked out of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStardust \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecount room—and into the Mob’s pockets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen playboy and now recluse \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHoward Hughes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebought up Las Vegas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the real \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMobsters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the movies Casino and The Godfather were calling the hits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the greatest showroom in Vegas suddenly closed down because of racial discrimination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when that damn Kefauver committee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003einvestigated Mob corruption\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Americans were glued to their TV sets in living rooms across the country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThose were the days, all chronicled in 21 unforgettable stories and vintage photos told as only Las Vegas historian Steve Fischer can tell, about those days when the Mob ran Vegas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains profanity and suggestive nudity. Adult readers only.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIf you love this book, also BUY the second book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein this series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMORE When the Mob Ran Vegas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for stories about the fabulous showgirls and the shows, the Nevada brothels, the greatest poker game never played, a preview of the World Series of Poker, and more behind-the-scenes stories about the Vegas of bygone days.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\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":48468882030804,"sku":"9798991350068","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0819\/7223\/2404\/files\/FullSizeRender_17f52dde-feae-4f2b-9298-5b369eb9697e.jpg?v=1786643148","url":"https:\/\/thebookclubsociety.com\/products\/when-the-mob-ran-vegas-stories-of-money-mayhem-and-murder","provider":"Book Club Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}