{"product_id":"mob-city-9781493556922","title":"Mob City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore Las Vegas dominated gambling headlines, Reno was a local mob city - but on very different terms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile national attention later focused on Las Vegas, Reno developed its own casino industry and criminal underworld, shaped by local control, regional crime networks, and a smaller, more tightly connected business community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMob City: Reno\u003c\/i\u003e explores how organized crime operated in northern Nevada, who controlled Reno's early casinos, and how outside mob figures eventually joined local operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Reno became a major gambling destination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho really controlled Reno's early casinos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow local mob operations differed from Las Vegas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich famous mobsters were involved - and why\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Reno's criminal structure was both more stable and more vulnerable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften overshadowed by Las Vegas, Reno's story offers critical insight into how organized crime adapted to different environments within the same state and stretched to Lake Tahoe as crime families from Chicago and Kansas City joined the skimmed good times. Even bank robbers like Alvin Karpis, kidnappers like Ma Barker and her sons, and \"Baby Face\" Nelson came to stay, play, and enjoy the show. Reno had it all, and they had their own mob who controlled the vices, legal or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMob City: Reno\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the Nevada gaming and organized crime history series and pairs naturally with \u003ci\u003eVegas and the Mob\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVegas and the Chicago Outfit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the mob story most people have never heard - and one that explains why Nevada gaming evolved the way it did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al W. Moe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493556922\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45432813944947,"sku":"9781493556922","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7cc4dce8-fdc8-4617-b5a8-e2a46d862984.jpg?v=1788266535","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/mob-city-9781493556922","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}