BOOKS BY MIKEY
INTRODUCES
VEGAS, The MOB, and the
dead pig on the dance floor
Michael Broderick, early Las Vegas pioneer and long time gaming
insider, has just released a new book sharing stories of his fifty
years in Sin City working and playing with notables, from movie
celebrities like Frank Sinatra to billionaires such as Kirk
Kerkorian. The book details his journey as "Mikey", the little boy
from Detroit who had street smarts and, through fate and hustling,
found his way to Las Vegas' "Main Man" on a letter of
recommendation from a Detroit Mobster to his gaming expertise,
including being the first American Baccarat dealer in Vegas. This
author shares stories never before told about the naming of
Caesar's Palace, early morning ice skating trips to Mt. Charleston
with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Betty Grable and Harry James,
the discovery of Bugsy Siegal's hidden staircase getaway, strange
sightings out of Area 51 and an inside look at working with some
of the early Las Vegas mobsters...
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