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Vegas in the mob days - when the drinks were stiff, the tips were fat, and the wrong move could get you buried in the desert. At twenty-three, Smokey Ray thought she was just stepping into a cocktail waitress job. Instead, she found herself working the floor of a notorious Las Vegas strip club run by the mob - a world where money, power, and danger collided under the neon haze. This gritty memoir pulls back the velvet curtain on a hidden era of Sin City, told by a woman who lived it. From hustlers and high-rollers to wiseguys and undercover feds, Mob Tales Over Cocktails delivers raw, unfiltered stories of survival, loyalty, and betrayal inside a club where anything could happen. For fans of true crime, mob history, and real-life Vegas lore, this is more than a memoir - it's a front-row seat to a chapter of organized crime most people only hear whispers about. If you've ever wondered what it was really like to work for the mob in Las Vegas, pull up a barstool. The first round's on the house.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read that never has a dull moment.Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2025 I read this book in one afternoon. It was that great. The author puts you into the scene like you are literally next to her. What makes this book so hard to put down is that every page keeps you hooked . If you want a book that takes you away where you don't notice the time or surroundings around you....then this is that book. I highly recommend it. 5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fascinating!Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2025 Absolutely fascinating! Mob Tales Over Cocktails pulls back the curtain on what life is really like behind the scenes in Las Vegas, from the glitz of the nightclubs to the gritty reality of working in that wild, one-of-a-kind city. Intriguing, well-written, and full of juicy stories, I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend! 5.0 out of 5 stars ""Fear and Loathing Behind the Velvet Rope""Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2025 Mob Tales over Cocktails doesn't flirt with danger-it takes you out for a steak dinner, slips something in your drink, and leaves you waking up in a Motel 6 with your wallet missing and your moral compass spinning. This book is a whiskey-soaked fever dream of a time when Las Vegas was still a frontier-lawless, glamorous, and razor-sharp. Smokey Ray brought to life with the kind of brutal honesty that most memoirs are too cowardly to attempt. You smell the sweat behind the bar. If you've got the backbone for the truth, and a taste for danger served straight up, buy this book and hold on tight. The ride is wild, the stakes are real, and the curtain has finally been pulled back on the Vegas they never wanted you to see. 5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it great stories that ring trueWow what a great read!! I loved the behind the curtain look in to a world many of would never experience. The author brings it raw and true. 5.0 out of 5 stars Gimme moreFormat: Paperback Verified Purchase A sexy peek behind the scenes of old school Vegas strip cub that leave you wanting more

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Vegas in the mob days-when the drinks were stiff, the tips were fat, and the wrong move could get you buried in the desert. At 23, I walked into a mob-run strip club, thinking I'd sling drinks and pocket cash. Instead, I got a front-row seat to a world of power, money, and danger. The wiseguys. The hustlers. The girls who knew the game-and the ones who didn't make it out. This is the real story, raw and unfiltered. The mob never left Vegas. It just put on a better suit. Pour yourself a stiff one, because these tales aren't for the faint of heart. Smokey Ray worked in the heart of Vegas when the mob still had a grip on the city. Now, she's telling it like it was-no sugarcoating, no apologies.

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