Max Riley

This is some heavy research. Very impressive!

Revisado: 10-10-18

What really stands out about this book is the research. It's painstaking. The attention to detail is extraordinary. Most authors blow off this kind of detail, but Ms. Scott's extra effort helped me feel like I was there, riding in Tupac's car, or with police detectives. I'm more of a fan of crime stories and detective work than of rap music, but the story she tells about Tupac's life and background really makes me relate to and like the guy. Still, it is the exhaustive research and details of the investigation that made me unable to stop listening. Even if you know nothing of rap or Tupac, like me, this is a fascinating listen.

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An amazing adventure!

Revisado: 08-21-18

I enjoyed this book immensely. It was well written, the characters were thought out, the names of places creative and the story flowed well. Would recommend. Leaves me wanting more. *****

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Wondered what it was like to be a high roller?

Revisado: 07-10-18

If you want to hear about Las Vegas's highest of high rollers, "whales," and what a casino will do to keep them happy, then this story won't fail to satisfy. Along the way you'll meet Steve Cyr, a young Turk casino host. A host is the casino's employee whose job it is to look after the big players and to keep them happy and, more importantly, keep them coming back and gambling more and more.

Much of the book is built around Cyr and his style (his style can be both inspiring and annoying). Cyr is about 70% time-share/condo salesperson and 35% cruise director and 10% Kato Kaelin (yeah, he's 115%). But the story is more than Cyr and his successful effort to modernize the way casinos market to high rollers. You'll meet some of the whales themselves. You'll find out about the mini-palaces casinos have built just for them. And one subject usually kept off the record is covered: do casinos provide sex to their top players?

The audiobook is not a superficial People Magazine of famous celebs who frequent Vegas. It's about both sides of the table, the whales and the casinos and hosts who harpoon them. The dark side of gambling is offered up as gamblers spin downward out of control, losing millions. There are plenty of details and that's what really distinguishes this. Other books have touched on the fantasy of the high roller's life. Such as Lifestyles of a High Roller, Anderson's Burning the Tables, Rubin's Comp City and a couple specials on the Travel Channel, but nothing has offered up the depth or detail of Whale Hunt.

The only thing missing from the audiobook is more.

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Wonderful help in navigating casinos

Revisado: 06-19-18

Jean has terrific insights both for frugal people like her and for people like me who treat it as a game. I have a better understanding of how the comp system works and how to play it after reading the book than I did before. I also have a new respect for casino fun-books and the possibilities for turning negative expectation games into positive expectation ones by using a small value coupon.

Thanks, Jean

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A Must Read!

Revisado: 06-12-18

Matthew O'Brien has done an extraordinary job in taking the grittiness and somber realities of homelessness and presented the issue in a way that makes one want to help. Anyone who writes about homelessness is usually very good at telling the story. The very best writers tell the story and inspire action. Matthew inspires action.

One need not be in Las Vegas to be compelled to action. Matthew's writing is exceptional and the images his words create do not leave your mind. That is powerful writing.

Beneath the Neon is a terrific book on so many levels. And best of all, some day, someone will read the book and literally, change the world because of it.

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