242pp. Although the dust-jacket is frayed at extremes, the book itself is a very clean crisp copy. Sig. on e/p. The story of the growth of the gambling empire in Las Vegas where organised crime controlled virtually all aspects of life, with mysterious murders, tax evastion, prostitution and infamous characters such as Bugsy Siegel and Jimmy Hoffa who rubbed shoulders with many Hollywood celebrities. Appendix analyses the ownership of the casinos and their percentage 'take'. (1st edition was also 1963).

True Crime Criminology Organized Crime Gangsters