The Battle For Las Vegas

A good Docu book about an interesting subject. Just as the title states this Book chronicles the history of the battle between the the police and the Chicago Mob over the control of the Las Vegas casinos from roughly 1940 until the end of the 1970s. Expect lots and lots of names, places and bad guys......more

Dennis Griffin's The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. the Mob covers much of the same ground as Nicholas Pileggi's Casino, but more from the point of view of law enforcement. It is fascinating to read about how casino boss Lefty Rosenthal and especially mob assassin Tony "The Ant" Spilotro were fin......more

The mob's role in Las Vegas is well-known, so I went into this without high expectations. I am pleasantly surprised at how much new information Griffin has found on the subject. Having read organized crime books for many years, I consider myself to be knowledgeable on the subject. And yet, I learned......more

I really liked the movie Casino and this book was just as much fun. Some crazy history out there in Vegas.......more