24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas

by Andres Martinez

From the sumptuous Bellagio to the off-Strip grind joints that cater to local addicts, 24/7 evokes a city that is both human and larger than life.

Martinez, a native of Mexico who has worked as a lawyer and Wall Street Journal reporter, committed the whole of his $50,000 advance for this book to research - that is, to gambling. 24/7 is the round-the-clock chronicle of his wild ride through America's neon Gomorrah.

Every chapter of this book, named after one of the fabled hotels where Martinez holed up with his bankroll, is a fly-on-the-wall view of a different aspect of Las Vegas.

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