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In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andres Martinez took $50,000--most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book--and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot--and once in a while, someone actually does. From seedy strip clubs to sprawling suburbs, from the sumptuous Bellagio to the Liberace Museum, Martinez meets a host of colorful characters...gathering tricks of the trade from blackjack dealers and fellow bleary-eyed gamblers, attending Easter Sunday mass on the Strip, befriending a family man who raised six kids while losing eight million dollars as a sports gambler. An exhilarating joyride of a read, 24/7 is a breathless tour of America's Sin City...as seen through the eyes of a man making $1.65 million in wagers in a single month. Guess how much he took home?

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A colorful glimpse of the sometimes sordid, sometimes spectacular capital of capital risk. <br>-- Forbes <br><br> A whiz-bang book...call it pop sociology, gonzo journalism, or social criticism: It's all good fun...[Martinez] is a sharp and witty observer...he has a delicious sense of irony. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <br><br> A quality package tour through [the] new Las Vegas...Martinez is a thorough reporter and a wittily personable cicerone. <br>-- The Boston Globe <br><br> Entertaining--A funny and perceptive account. <br>-- The New York Book Review

A colorful glimpse of the sometimes sordid, sometimes spectacular capital of capital risk. @lt;br@gt;-- @lt;i@gt;Forbes@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; A whiz-bang book...call it pop sociology, gonzo journalism, or social criticism: It's all good fun...[Martinez] is a sharp and witty observer...he has a delicious sense of irony. @lt;br@gt;-- @lt;i@gt;Kirkus Reviews@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; A quality package tour through [the] new Las Vegas...Martinez is a thorough reporter and a wittily personable cicerone. @lt;br@gt;-- @lt;i@gt;The Boston Globe@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; Entertaining--A funny and perceptive account. @lt;br@gt;-- @lt;i@gt;The New York Book Review@lt;/i@gt;

A colorful glimpse of the sometimes sordid, sometimes spectacular capital of capital risk. <br>-- Forbes <br> A whiz-bang book...call it pop sociology, gonzo journalism, or social criticism: It's all good fun...[Martinez] is a sharp and witty observer...he has a delicious sense of irony. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <br> A quality package tour through [the] new Las Vegas...Martinez is a thorough reporter and a wittily personable cicerone. <br>-- The Boston Globe <br> Entertaining--A funny and perceptive account. <br>-- The New York Book Review

A colorful glimpse of the sometimes sordid, sometimes spectacular capital of capital risk. -- Forbes A whiz-bang book...call it pop sociology, gonzo journalism, or social criticism: It's all good fun...[Martinez] is a sharp and witty observer...he has a delicious sense of irony. -- Kirkus Reviews A quality package tour through [the] new Las Vegas...Martinez is a thorough reporter and a wittily personable cicerone. -- The Boston Globe Entertaining--A funny and perceptive account. -- The New York Book Review

A colorful glimpse of the sometimes sordid, sometimes spectacular capital of capital risk. -- <i>Forbes</i> A whiz-bang book...call it pop sociology, gonzo journalism, or social criticism: It's all good fun...[Martinez] is a sharp and witty observer...he has a delicious sense of irony. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> A quality package tour through [the] new Las Vegas...Martinez is a thorough reporter and a wittily personable cicerone. -- <i>The Boston Globe</i> Entertaining--A funny and perceptive account. -- <i>The New York Book Review</i>

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Before setting off to Vegas with his wad of traveler's checks, Andres Martinez, a native of Mexico, had once been a sober journalist and attorney. He studied history at Yale University, obtained a master's degree from Stanford, and then earned a law degree from Columbia, where he made Law Review. After a judicial clerkship and a brief stint at a law firm, Martinez joined the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He has also been a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York City with his wife, Kathy, and their cat, Trotsky. He is currently writing a novel.

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