Mickey Fine decides to jump-start a career in comedy by taking a job as tumler--part entertainer, part host--at a lavish hotel casino in the Catskills, not realizing his audience is made up of mobsters and shady power players he crossed during his childhood, and the trouble begins when gangster girlfriend Mutzie Feder joins the act and she and Mickey hit it off a little too well.
While trying to protect his identity from a man seeking revenge for the death of his father, Oliver Stone, a former CIA assassin, and a group of justice seekers protect Annabelle Conroy, a woman who stole millions of dollars from a casino owner in retaliation for her mother's murder.
In 1953 Havana, tough war veteran Earl Swagger is conned into being the CIA's pawn, sent to assassinate the threatening young revolutionary Castro, while a Russian veteran of the same grit is sent to protect Swagger's target.
While trying to protect his identity from a man seeking revenge for the death of his father, Oliver Stone, a former CIA assassin, and a group of justice seekers protect Annabelle Conroy, a woman who stole millions of dollars from a casino owner in retaliation for her mother's murder.
Jing and Kir set up their greatest heist ever, stealing time itself from the city of Adonis, where time is stored in clockwork grapes. Things become complicated when they are forced to seek refuge with a group of schedule-hating rebels who live under the city.
Describes more than ninety casino and casino hotel careers, including information on salaries, special requirements, advancement, unions, schools, and how to find jobs.
Eleven articles explore various aspects of gambling, including the lives of professional and recreational gamblers, gambling addiction, and what it is like to work at a casino.
The Hollywood girls make a getaway to the Palms Casino in Las Vegas where they put to the test the universal pact, whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
