Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas - Hardcover

Earley, Pete

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553095021 ISBN 13: 9780553095029

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2000

Synopsis

Takes a look at the life, death, and rebirth of the Las Vegas Strip, especially the new super casinos, how they run, and who runs them. Traces the checkered history of Las Vegas, and reveals the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn, Vegas legends like Howard Hughes, and the rise and fall and rise again of the entrepreneurs behind Circus Circus, one of the largest gaming corporations in the nation. Includes b&w photos. Early is a former reporter for The Washington Post , and author of several books. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Review:

"Truly the best book ever written about Las Vegas, and I think I've read them all."
-- Nelson DeMille

"Revealing and poignant ... with Studs Terkel-style personal narratives. A timely and deft examination."
-- Kirkus Reviews

"A fascinating, highly readable mix. [Earley's] book will probably be the closest anyone comes to getting Vegas right."
-- American Way magazine

"A portrait of razzle-dazzle Las Vegas ... part business history, part vignettes of life."
-- Publishers Weekly

"An intoxicating scrapbook of tales and images ... for anyone who has ever wondered what's behind the glittering lights, marveled at the opulence or been repulsed by the underbelly of 'sin city.'"
-- Copley News Service

From the Back Cover:

In this lively and probing book, award-winning author Pete Earley traces the extraordinary evolution of Las Vegas -- from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the country's top family vacation spots. He revisits the city's checkered history of moguls, mobsters, and entertainers, reveals the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn and legends like Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, and offers a fascinating portrait of the life, death, and fantastic rebirth of the Las Vegas Strip.

Earley also documents the gripping tale of the entrepreneurs behind the rise and fall and rise again of one of the largest gaming corporations in the nation, Circus Circus -- to which he was given unique access. In his trademark you-are-there style, he takes us behind the scenes to meet the blackjack dealers and hookers, the heavy hitters and bit players, the security officers, cabbies, and showgirls who are caught up in the mercurial pace that pulses at the heart of this astounding city.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0553095021
• ISBN 13: 9780553095029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 386