Sin city. Bright lights‚ high stakes‚ no sleep. Las Vegas is home to some of the grandest‚ flashiest‚ and most lucrative casino resorts in the world‚ not to mention the multitudes of other attractions that draw in the city's millions of tourists each year. But this city was not always as booming and dynamic as it's become in recent years-and this influx is a result of the strategic and creative genius of two competing billionaire business moguls as they raced against each other to dominate Vegas. Kirk Kerkorian‚ Steve Wynn‚ and Dr. Gary Loveman couldn't be more different from one another-but the one thing they share is their tunnel-vision determination to build an empire and rise to the very top.
In their race to conquer the city‚ the developments these magnates set into motion created the Las Vegas we know today. No longer simply the go-to city for gambling‚ it is home to restaurants run by some of the world's top chefs‚ concert and entertainment venues headlined by Hollywoods biggest stars‚ art galleries featuring some of the world's most valuable pieces-and metaresorts‚ boasting the largest and most expansive and extensive casinos‚ spas‚ guest amenities‚ and more.
With noteworthy celebrity cameos peppered throughout and a fast-paced and sharp narrative that never falters‚ Binkley distinctively characterizes Wynn‚ Kerkorian‚ and Loveman in their lives as business tycoons‚ family men‚ and friends (though not to each other)‚ and details the still-progressing transformation that Las Vegas underwent as the 21st century approached. This is the story of how billions of dollars and unparalleled drive for power made the personal visions of three men for a bigger and better Las Vegas evolve from a dream to reality.
