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King of the Slots: William "Si" Redd

Autor Jack Harpster
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 mai 2010 – vârsta până la 17 ani
This book offers the first full-length biography of the man often described as one of the most influential and innovative people in the gaming industry over the past 50 years.King of the Slots: William "Si" Redd relates the fascinating, only-in-America success story of one man's improbable rise from the depths of poverty to the heights of international commerce and dazzling wealth. William Silas "Si" Redd is recognized as one of the most important and influential persons in the gaming industry over the past half century. The company he founded, International Game Technology (IGT), is the world leader in the manufacture of gaming equipment and gaming software features. His video poker is the most popular slot machine since the original debuted in 1899. King of the Slots covers the life (1911-2003) and rags-to-riches story of the man who changed the face of the casino gaming industry. Both a business book and a biography, it introduces readers to the nation's leading gaming centers, Apollo-era technology and how it changed gambling, and the race to perfect the first video poker game. It also gives them a chance to meet the characters with whom Redd rubbed shoulders, including Howard Hughes, Mafia capo Raymond Patriarca, Arizona cowboy and pig farmer Jimmie Hughes, gaming legend Bill Harrah, and casino visionary Jay Sarno.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313382086
ISBN-10: 0313382085
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Presents oral histories, including two by Redd himself, corporate records from gaming machine manufacturers, gaming industry journals, newspapers, and gaming scholars books and reports

Notă biografică

Jack Harpster worked in business management in the newspaper industry for 43 years.

Cuprins

Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgments1. The Neshoba County Fair2. A Goofy Beginning3. Music to His Ears4. The Music Goes Round and Round5. The Luckiest Man Alive6. The Biggest Little City7. New Beginnings8. A Quiet Revolution9. An Ace in the Hole10. King of the Slots11. A Kaleidoscopic Life12. Cruises to Nowhere13. An Oasis in the Desert14. Aces and EightsNotesBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

Harpster packs an incredible amount of detail-based on exhaustive research-into this biography, giving the reader a surprisingly vivid portrait of Redd. He is to be commended for drawing on a range of sources and melding them into a readable story. . . . Even Las Vegas and casino history buffs will learn quite a bit from King of the Slots. It's a well-researched look into the life of an important, but undeservedly lesser-known, gaming pioneer. It deserves a place in everyone's Nevada/gambling library.