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This book brings together the best writing of Las Vegas' most popular columnist, the Las Vegas Review Journal's John L Smith. Smith provides singular insights into the fast, fluid, and often funny town he's chronicled for nearly 20 years. Subjects include: Las Vegas mayor and Mob mouthpiece Oscar Goodman, legendary slot cheat Bill Land, and seldom-chronicled gambling icons such as Mel Exber (Las Vegas Club), Si Redd (IGT), and Big Julie Weintraub ('60s junket operator).
List of contents
Everyday People; Boomtown Blues; Beefs with Bureaucrats; Sporting Life; Crime & Punishment; You Are My Sunshine.
About the author
John L. Smith is the author of four Huntington Press titles: No Limit, On the Boulevard, Quicksilver, and Of Rats and Men. John is a fourth-generation Nevadan and has written more than 2,000 columns that have appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In 1998, John was voted "Nevada's Outstanding Journalist" by the Nevada Press Association and was awarded third place in the National Headliner Awards.
Summary
Brings together the best writing of Las Vegas' most popular columnist. This title includes subjects: Las Vegas mayor and Mob mouthpiece - Oscar Goodman, legendary slot cheat - Bill Land, and seldom-chronicled gambling icons such as Mel Exber (Las Vegas Club), Si Redd (IGT), and Big Julie Weintraub ('60s junket operator).
