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Whale Hunt in the Desert: Secrets of - Paperback, by Castleman Deke - Acceptable
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9781935396598
- Book Title
- Whale Hunt in the Desert : Secrets of a Vegas Superhost
- Publisher
- Huntington Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Edition
- 3
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Rich & Famous, Sociology / General, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)
- Item Weight
- 14.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Huntington Press
ISBN-10
1935396595
ISBN-13
9781935396598
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204171331
Product Key Features
Edition
3
Book Title
Whale Hunt in the Desert : Secrets of a Vegas Superhost
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Sociology / General, Gambling / General (See Also Self-Help / Compulsive Behavior / Gambling)
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
795.09793135
Table Of Content
Prologue: The Greed & the Fear; Part One: Whale Hunters: All in a Nights Work; From Salina to Caesars; Storming Barrons Joint; Turning the System on Its Head; The Office Orangutans; Telemarketing the Marks. Part Two: Harpoons: -- Rolling Dead Chips; Wine, Women, & Song; The Furniture of Love; Condom City. Part Three: Whales -- "A Friend of the Devil Is a Friend of Mine; Alone in the Casino, Just Me & My Machine-o; From Pathological to Professional; The Fall of a Gambler, the Rise of a Host; Its a Small World After All; & the Beat Goes On; Epilogue: Greed & Fear Redux; Afterword: Who Loves Ya, Baby?; Index.
Edition Description
Expanded
Synopsis
This definitive exposé reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representatives whose job it is to part them from their fortunes., Whale Hunt in the Desert divulges the unbridled lengths to which casinos go to bag the world's biggest gamblers--the whales. This definitive exposé reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representatives whose job it is to part them from their fortunes. Private jets, penthouses, personal chefs, show-up money, rebates on losses, and the most beautiful women on Earth--nothing is too excessive.This is the only book ever to examine the lifestyles and motivations of this rarest of breeds, as well as the highly guarded inner workings of the most money-oriented culture known to man. This third edition includes a Foreword by Anthony Curtis and an extensive update about Las Vegas, the "greening" of gambling, the nightclub and dayclub scenes, the evolving host position, and much more--all in the words of the superhost, Steve Cyr., Whale Hunt in the Desert divulges the unbridled lengths to which casinos go to bag the world's biggest gamblers--the whales. This definitive expos reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representatives whose job it is to part them from their fortunes. Private jets, penthouses, personal chefs, show-up money, rebates on losses, and the most beautiful women on Earth--nothing is too excessive. This is the only book ever to examine the lifestyles and motivations of this rarest of breeds, as well as the highly guarded inner workings of the most money-oriented culture known to man. This third edition includes a Foreword by Anthony Curtis and an extensive update about Las Vegas, the "greening" of gambling, the nightclub and dayclub scenes, the evolving host position, and much more--all in the words of the superhost, Steve Cyr.
LC Classification Number
GV1301
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