Super Casino

By Pete Earley,

Book cover of Super Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas

Book description

Las Vegas was a mob town built on restlessness and hunger, on glitter, greed, and the firm belief that anyone can get lucky once. But in the last decade Las Vegas has had its own change of fortune, transforming itself from a gambler's fun house to one of the country's…

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1 author picked Super Casino as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Many people, including Bill Bennett from Forgotten Man, played big parts in the building, opening, and subsequent operation of the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas. They tell their stories in Super Casino. 

I am a big fan of logistics in general, and found the details of what goes into the Las Vegas casino industry in the 1990s (just before I started visiting Las Vegas and writing about gambling mathematics) to be a fascinating look behind the scenes.

From Mark's list on people who challenged Las Vegas.

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