The Black Book and the Mob: The Untold Story of the Control of Nevada's Casinos

by Ronald A. Farrell and Carole Case

A tale of good and evil, of corruption and deceit, of prejudice, politics, and power, this compelling account scrutinizes the immensely lucrative Nevada gambling industry's struggle to maintain legitimacy--or at least the appearance of it.
Ronald A. Farrell and Carole Case tell how state regulators created the "Black Book" in the 1960s, a list of "notorious and unsavory" persons banned forever from owning, managing, or even entering casinos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299147541
• ISBN13: 9780299147549
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"