24/7: living it up and doubling down in the new Las Vegas
Description
In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andrés Martinez took $50,000—most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book—and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot—and once in a while, someone actually does. From seedy strip clubs to sprawling suburbs, from the sumptuous Bellagio to the Liberace Museum, Martinez meets a host of colorful characters...gathering tricks of the trade from blackjack dealers and fellow bleary-eyed gamblers, attending Easter Sunday mass on the Strip, befriending a family man who raised six kids while losing eight million dollars as a sports gambler. An exhilarating joyride of a read, 24/7 is a breathless tour of America's Sin City...as seen through the eyes of a man making $1.65 million in wagers in a single month. Guess how much he took home?
Subjects
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography
Description and travel
Electronic books
Gambling
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Nevada -- Las Vegas
Games
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Description and travel
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs
Martinez, Andrés
Martinez, Andrés, -- 1966-
Nonfiction
Social aspects
Social life and customs
Sociology
Description and travel
Electronic books
Gambling
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Nevada -- Las Vegas
Games
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Description and travel
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs
Martinez, Andrés
Martinez, Andrés, -- 1966-
Nonfiction
Social aspects
Social life and customs
Sociology
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Grouping Title | 24 7 living it up and doubling down in the new las vegas |
Grouping Author | andres martinez |
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Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-24 09:08:20AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-05 22:41:07PM |
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In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andrés Martinez took $50,000—most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book—and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot—and once in a while, someone actually does. From seedy strip clubs to sprawling suburbs, from the sumptuous Bellagio to the Liberace Museum, Martinez meets a host of colorful characters...gathering tricks of the trade from blackjack dealers and fellow bleary-eyed gamblers, attending Easter Sunday mass on the Strip, befriending a family man who raised six kids while losing eight million dollars as a sports gambler. An exhilarating joyride of a read, 24/7 is a breathless tour of America's Sin City...as seen through the eyes of a man making $1.65 million in wagers in a single month. Guess how much he took home?
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Biography & Autobiography
Electronic books
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Nevada -- Las Vegas
Games
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Description and travel
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs
Martinez, Andrés, -- 1966-
Nonfiction
Sociology
Electronic books
Gambling -- Social aspects -- Nevada -- Las Vegas
Games
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Description and travel
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Social life and customs
Martinez, Andrés, -- 1966-
Nonfiction
Sociology
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24/7 : living it up and doubling down in the new Las Vegas
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24/7 : living it up and doubling down in the new Las Vegas / Andrés Martinez
24/7 [electronic resource] : Living it up and doubling down in the new las vegas. Andres Martinez
24/7 [electronic resource] : Living it up and doubling down in the new las vegas. Andres Martinez
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24/7
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living it up and doubling down in the new Las Vegas
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Description and travel
Gambling
Games
Martinez, Andrés
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Social aspects
Social life and customs
Sociology
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Gambling
Games
Martinez, Andrés
Nonfiction
Social aspects
Social life and customs
Sociology
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