The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law Vs. the Mob
by Dennis Griffin
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0929712374
- ISBN 13
- 9780929712376
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Synopsis
From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. Unreported revenue, known as the "skim," from Outfit-controlled casinos made its way out of Vegas by the bagful, ending up in the coffers of the Windy City crime bosses and their confederates around the Midwest.To ensure the smooth flow of cash, the gangsters installed a front man with no criminal background, Allen R. Glick, as the casino owner of record, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal as the real boss of casino operations, and Tony Spilotro as the ultimate enforcer, who'd do whatever it took to protect their interests. It wasn't long before Spilotro, also in charge of Vegas street crime, was known as the "King of the Strip."Federal and local law enforcement, recognizing the need to rid the casinos of the mob and shut down Spilotro's rackets, declared war on organized crime.The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough guys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win.
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- Bookseller
- Redbrick Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010955
- Title
- The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law Vs. the Mob
- Author
- Dennis Griffin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0929712374
- ISBN 13
- 9780929712376
- Publisher
- Huntington Press
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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