I've just completed "Thief" the bio of con man William "Slick" Hanner. Interesting story of a Chicagoan who gets involved with the Chicago Outfit and uses his connections in the underworld to get himself employed in 1970's Las Vegas. The story is well written and has a fast paced, as Hanner takes you through his life from his childhood in Uptown to pulling cons in Vegas under the scrutiny of the deadly Tony Spilotro.
Vegas in the 70's was like another planet, anything and every-
thing one wanted...Vegas was the place to get it. The Organized Crime Familys all had their own hotels/casinos which meant an income from the skim. Hits were off limits, that is until Spilotro started taking liberties and stopped asking for permission. I have to recommend it!!