Welcome to the Pleasuredome: Inside Las Vegas (Gambling Studies Series)

By David Spanier

In Las Vegas the party is never over, the slots, dice, and wheels never stop rolling, the entertainers are always on stage, and the glitter never fades. David Spanier knows the city inside and out,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874172136
• ISBN13: 9780874172133
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great diversion

Although I patronize neither casinos nor brothels, Spanier's book was fascinating reading for me. He takes his reader inside the back rooms of casinos, explaining how they can afford to give away freebies to their best customers, how they draw new families, and the future of Las Vegas. He puts the story of the Nevada city into a historical context, explaining how it blossomed from a railroad outpost a few decades ago into the major destination it is today. He concludes by speculating about the effect of competition, including nearby Laughlin, state lotteries, and Atlantic City. This book will not disappoint.