- ISBN13: 9780824833299
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“[This is] the story of how the California Hotel grew from an unattractive property in a run-down section of Las Vegas to become the must-visit destination for Hawai`i gamblers, whose special relationship with the hotel was forged in its first decade of business–1975 to 1985. . . . [It's] told largely through the voice of John Blink, who was a witness to the powerful connection Sam Boyd created between the California Hotel and Hawai`i’s gamblers. But it also includes personal recollections from people who worked in Hawai`i and the hotel. Together, they offer insights, memories, and opinions on what made the hotel an oasis of aloha in a depressed corner of Las Vegas. The early chapters, which provide the backgr… More >>
California Hotel and Casino: Hawai’i’s Home Away from Home
