License to steal : Nevada's Gaming Control System in the megaresort era
Title:
License to steal : Nevada's Gaming Control System in the megaresort era
Author:
Burbank, Jeff, 1955-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Reno ; Las Vegas : University of Nevada Press, [2000]
©2000
Physical Description:
xvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
Cheating and murder : the American coin caper -- To Ralphie from Adolph : Ralph Engelstad and the war room at the Imperial Palace -- Who's minding the casino cage? : Joe Slyman and regulation 6A -- Near miss : the rise and fall of slot machine innovator Universal Distributing of Nevada -- Casino politics : the Gambing Board vs. Sheldon Adelson and the Las Vegas Sands -- Fixed ods and wise guys : the sport of kings -- A cheater in our midst : gambing board computer wiz Ron Harris beats the system -- Profiles of Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Navada Gaming Commission members.
ISBN:
9780874173390
Format :
Book
