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24/7

by Andres Martinez
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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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Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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  • Release date: February 13, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780307828682
  • Release date: February 13, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780307828682
  • File size: 2218 KB
  • Release date: February 13, 2013
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Biography & Autobiography Games Sociology Nonfiction

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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 Games Sociology Nonfiction