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| Author | : Ann Arnold |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Criminals |
| ISBN | : 9781571682505 |
From the earliest days of the cattle drives through town, Fort Worth embraced, if not with open arms, then certainly with an open palm, the profit and excitement of illegal entertainment.
| Author | : David Clary |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2017-10-30 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0813584566 |
Winner of the 2018 Current Events/Social Change Book Award from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner of the 2018 Bronze Current Events Book Award from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America’s governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted to the revenue gambling can bring? And does the potential of increased revenue lead them to place risky bets on new casinos, lotteries, and online games? In Gangsters to Governors, journalist David Clary investigates the pros and cons of the shift toward state-run gambling. Unearthing the sordid history of America’s gaming underground, he demonstrates the problems with prohibiting gambling while revealing how today’s governors, all competing for a piece of the action, promise their citizens payouts that are rarely delivered. Clary introduces us to a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters, from John “Old Smoke” Morrissey, the Irish-born gangster who built Saratoga into a gambling haven in the nineteenth century, to Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has furiously lobbied against online betting. By exploring the controversial histories of legal and illegal gambling in America, he offers a fresh perspective on current controversies, including bans on sports and online betting. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Gangsters to Governors considers the past, present, and future of our gambling nation. Author's website (http://www.davidclaryauthor.com)
| Author | : Ron Chepesiuk |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Criminals |
| ISBN | : 9781569803684 |
From an award-winning author of true crime comes a well-researched chronicle of crime in one of America's most exciting and edgy cities. Known as the Magic City, Miami has been home to notorious smugglers of the prohibition era, famous mobsters such as Al Capone and Lyer Lansky, the Cuban Mafia, the Colombian cartel, the Russian Mafia and the many current street gangs that have come to plague Miami after the advent of crack cocaine.
| Author | : National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 960 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Gambling |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1951 |
| Genre | : Crime |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Brian J. Robb |
| Publisher | : Robinson |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2014-11-20 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1472110684 |
The romanticised American gangster of the Prohibition era has proved an enduringly popular figure. Even today, names like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano still resonate. Robb explores the histories of key figures, from gangs in the Old West, through Prohibition and the Great Depression, to the likes of John Gotti and Frank Lucas in the 1970s and 1980s. He also looks at the gangster in popular culture, in hit TV series such as Boardwalk Empire. Although the focus is strongly on the archetypal American gangster, Robb also examines gangsters around the world, including the infamous Kray twins in London, French crime kingpin Jacques Mesrine, the Mafia Dons of Sicily, and the rise of notorious Serbian and Albanian gangs. Infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly makes an appearance, as does Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, while other sections provide details of the Chinese Triads and the Yakuza in Japan. Robb also explores the gangster in popular culture, especially in film and television. Recent hit TV series such as The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire and blockbuster movies like Public Enemies and Gangster Squad show that the gangster is here to stay.
| Author | : Janice Branch Tracy |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2017-07-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1625852886 |
A Mississippi historian chronicles the rise and fall of The Magnolia State’s moonshine empire in this revealing true crime history. For most states, the repeal of prohibition meant a return to legally drunken normalcy, but not so in Mississippi. The state had gone dry more than a decade before the rest of the nation. In that time, a lucrative black market for moonshine and bonded liquor became a way of life for many Mississippians. By the time Prohibition was lifted, bootleggers and state politicians were unwilling to give up their hold on the sale of alcohol. For nearly sixty years, Mississippi was known as the "wettest dry state in the country." Until statewide prohibition was finally repealed in 1966, illegal booze fueled a corrupt political machine that intimidated journalists who dared to speak against it and fixed juries that threatened its interests. Author and native Mississippian Janice Branch Tracy offers an intimate and authoritative look inside Mississippi Moonshine Politics.
| Author | : Neil Miller |
| Publisher | : Beacon Press |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2011-09-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 080705111X |
A lively history of the Watch and Ward Society--New England's notorious literary censor for over eighty years. Banned in Boston is the first-ever history of the Watch and Ward Society--once Boston's unofficial moral guardian. An influential watchdog organization, bankrolled by society's upper crust, it actively suppressed vices like gambling and prostitution, and oversaw the mass censorship of books and plays. A spectacular romp through the Puritan City, here Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerful band of Brahmin moral crusaders helped make Boston the most straitlaced city in America, forever linked with the infamous catchphrase "banned in Boston."
| Author | : Scott H. Decker |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 587 |
| Release | : 2015-09-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1118726871 |
Pulling together the most salient, current issues in the field today, The Handbook of Gangs provides a significant assessment by leading scholars of key topics related to gangs, gang members, and responses to gangs. • Chapters cover a wide array of the most prominent issues in the field of gangs, written by scholars who have been leaders in developing new ways of thinking about the topics • Delivers cutting-edge reviews of the current state of research and practice and addresses where the field has been, where it is today and where it should go in the future • Includes extensive coverage of the individual theories of delinquency and provides special emphasis on policy and prevention program implications in the study of gangs • Offers a broad understanding of how other countries deal with gangs and their response to gangs, including Great Britain, Latin America, Australia and Europe • Chapters covering the legacies of four pioneers in gang research—Malcolm W. Klein, Walter B. Miller, James F. Short Jr., and Irving A. Spergel
| Author | : John Ibrahim |
| Publisher | : Macmillan Publishers Aus. |
| Total Pages | : 342 |
| Release | : 2017-07-25 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1760554952 |
SOON TO BE A TV MINISERIES ON PARAMOUNT+ WINNER OF THE DANGER PRIZE 2018 John Ibrahim's incredible life story told in his own words. Last King of the Cross lays bare Australia's most notorious underworld figure. In the mongrel tongue of the streets, John writes of fleeing war-torn Tripoli with his family and growing up in Sydney's rough and tumble west - before establishing himself as a tough guy and teen delinquent, then a bouncer, enforcer and nightclub king on the Golden Mile. Bullets fly, blades flash and bodies fall. In a city of shadows, John builds his army and empire - partying like a playboy prince of darkness while staying one step ahead of the cops, the outlaw gangs and hungry triggermen, plotting to take him and his family down. Crazier than Goodfellas, more compelling than The Godfather, Last King of the Cross is a colourful crime saga like no other and powerful proof that truth is always stranger than fiction.
