| Author: | Owen O'Brien | ISBN: | 9781635682915 |
| Publisher: | Page Publishing, Inc. | Publication: | June 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Owen O'Brien |
| ISBN: | 9781635682915 |
| Publisher: | Page Publishing, Inc. |
| Publication: | June 5, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This is a book about a New Yorker that grew up in Harlem and then Queens, New York. He was taught to gamble by his grandmother, attending many schools before being sent to a Catholic school where he met Jimmy “the Gent” Burke of the Good Fellows movie and John Gotti, mob boss. Then he spent time in show business with a team of acrobats. Then about his time in the service, the Korean dancing girls and a short Japanese love affair. Then about his life of gambling. He was a good friend of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford. In Las Vegas, he knew almost every celebrity that played there. The many women in his life. Then there is his association with Rocky Marciano and their construction company. He knew what Rocky was like after retirement. He was one of the first to buy land to build a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This land would later be where Trump Castle was built. He also had John Scarne, the author of the books on gambling, as a friend who taught him to be a card counter in blackjack. Then his time in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. These are some of the highlights of his life.
This is a book about a New Yorker that grew up in Harlem and then Queens, New York. He was taught to gamble by his grandmother, attending many schools before being sent to a Catholic school where he met Jimmy “the Gent” Burke of the Good Fellows movie and John Gotti, mob boss. Then he spent time in show business with a team of acrobats. Then about his time in the service, the Korean dancing girls and a short Japanese love affair. Then about his life of gambling. He was a good friend of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford. In Las Vegas, he knew almost every celebrity that played there. The many women in his life. Then there is his association with Rocky Marciano and their construction company. He knew what Rocky was like after retirement. He was one of the first to buy land to build a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This land would later be where Trump Castle was built. He also had John Scarne, the author of the books on gambling, as a friend who taught him to be a card counter in blackjack. Then his time in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. These are some of the highlights of his life.
