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Meet the explorers, builders, outlaws, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and 14-karat characters who transformed Las Vegas from a desert watering hole into the extraordinary city it is today. A D Hopkins and K J Evans of the Las Vegas Review Journal have compiled 100 in-depth profiles of the remarkable men and women who ushered Las Vegas to the forefront of popular culture. This far-reaching roundup of notable Southern Nevadans includes explorer John C...

Imagine what it must have been like to be in Las Vegas during its most glamorous and eventful years: the 1950s, when you could rub elbows with powerful politicians, famous entertainers, and notorious gangsters, the 1960s, when Howard Hughes' corporate invasion changed casinos forever, and the 1970s, which were immortalised by the movie Casino. Back then, "the boys" ran the town, dinner shows were a dollar, and vacant lots on what is now the St...

This book addresses many of gambling's abstract concepts-proportional wagering, considerations for games with variable payoffs, the effects of rebates on losses-as well as more mainstream subjects, such as the casino's treatment of hold percentages and analyses of gambling systems. Although packed with mathematics, Griffin's easy style accommodates most readers. Gamblers with all levels of experience will have an enhanced understanding of the ...

Bob Dancer is the best known video poker player and writer in the world. In just six years, after coming to Las Vegas with a $6, 000 bankroll, Dancer won more than $1 million playing beatable machines. This title recounts the events of those six years, with stories about his meteoric ups and downs, and lessons for players of various skill levels.