Battle for Las Vegas Rated in the Top 50 Gambling Books
October 4, 2010 by Da Boss
Filed under Book Review, Books, Updates
Just thought you would like to know that my book “The Battle For Las Vegas” came out as number 6 on CasinoOnline top 50 gambling books of all time!
If any of you voted in the poll, I want to thank you for this honor!
Dennis Griffin
My New Book Deal
My newest book is another organized crime biography. This time I’m the co-author with a former Gambino crime family street soldier.
Surviving the Mob is the story of Andrew DiDonato, who was an associate of the Nicky Corozzo crew of the Gambino family from 1983 until becoming a government witness in 1997. It’s a fascinating look at how a criminal gang operates through the eyes of a street soldier. We’re shooting for a release date late this year.
Please visit http://www.survivingthemob.com for more information and photos. Don’t forget to get on the Update List to keep up with the latest news about the book, public appearances and other information.
Photo Info: Anthony Curtis (Publisher) with Andrew DiDonato and Dennis Griffin
Battle For Las Vegas
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” Rosenthaal 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 Spilotoro, 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 buys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win.
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