American Coin
A True Story of Betrayal, Gambling, and Murder in Las Vegas
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Publisher Description
As judge Robert Clive Jones enters the courtroom, plaintiff Frank Romano takes a deep breath. Finally, after all this time, his opportunity to seek justice has arrived. As Judge Jones bangs his gavel, a trial to determine the responsibility for the largest cheating scandal in Nevada Gaming History begins.
Several years earlier, beneath the neon lights of Las Vegas, Romano became a partner in the American Coin Company. In the 1980s, as the company grew to be the third largest slot company in Nevada, Romano was content with his challenging and profitable work, despite regularly being at odds with his partners over the operating principles of the business. But in 1989, Romano’s world changed forever when American Coin was seized and closed by the Gaming Control Board for rigging programs. In his gripping story of white-collar crime, Frank shares the incredible details of his fall from grace and how he dedicated the rest of his life to recovering his monetary losses and professional reputation.
American Coin provides an unforgettable glimpse behind closed doors of Nevada’s biggest gaming scandal as one man embarks on a road to redemption lined with betrayal, deception, and murder.
Customer Reviews
A price of authentic history that reads like a fictional drama
The story is so outrageous, one would think it could only be fiction. Because it’s factual and really happened it is absolutely riveting... even the real life dialogue is mesmerizing in that the reader is always aware that it is real. Not composed for effect. ... A window into real life and real human greed, perseverance and ambition that is not often shared.
A book well worth reading. Keep in mind, this documents one of the biggest Las Vegas gambling frauds on record.
A point the book fails to emphasize enough.
American coin
Cool book on a massive Vegas scam. Great read