The Green Felt Jungle

by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris

Book Overview

The Green Felt Jungle was the first book that dares to penetrate the mirage of Las Vegas, the respectable, fun-loving resort where carefree tourists may innocently and legally indulge in gambling. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089966783X
• ISBN13: 9780899667836
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Buccaneer Books
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Book

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Vegas history lesson

While the book is old and dated, the story is extremely well written and keeps the intensity level up there right up to the final pages. While today's Vegas is nothing like the Vegas of old, the book provides a fascinating look into an otherwise secret world. A good read.

educational

I liked reading "Green Felt Jungle". I enjoy visiting Las Vegas,and even though the town is a different place now than it wasat the time described by the book, it still helps to knowsome history. One of the fascinating chapters describes theentry into town of Mr. Benny Binion, and his feud with anadversary named Herb Noble. Not all gang warfare involved theMafia, I guess. I have no idea how true to life the book is. Ican't call myself streetwise, or a tough guy, by any stretch ofthe imagination, but it sounds real. One thing I agree with.However bad the Mafia and other gangsters might have been (and Ihave no doubt that they were mostly slimy psychos), Las Vegaswas probably a more interesting place, in some ways, beforethe corporations took over completely.

Great history of Vegas

This book was great. It steps through the things that happened in Vegas and the truth about the events and people that made this great town.

True History of Las Vegas

As a child I remember growing up in Las Vegas, knowing the real truth behind som eof the more notorious figures in town. I remember finding a copy of Green Felt and was enthralled by the truth as I knew it. I grew up in the casino business and some of the people mentioned in the book were like family (remember until recently Las Vegas was truly a small town). If only someone would produce this into a "A" movie. With the interest in "mobs" and "gangsters" I feel the public would love it, if done right. Of course as with the movie Casino, the political leaders would dismiss its authenticity and publicly deny anything ever happened. I highly recommend this book to those interested in how the casino industry gre in Las Vegas, its roots, its founders and how it got where its at today ......