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A penetrating look at Bob Stupak, casino owner, builder of Stratosphere Tower, and developer of the VIP Vacation Package, history’s longest casino promotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between his early years as the son of a notorious gambling operator in Pittsburgh and the grand opening of the Stratosphere Tower, Stupak raced motorcycles, gambled, hustled coupons, and ran Vegas World\u00a0—\u00a0home of the infamous VIP<\/span> Vacation Package, the longest running casino promotion in history.<\/p>\n

Native Las Vegan and veteran author John Smith draws on his years of experience as a journalist and columnist for the Las Vegas Sun<\/i> and the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/i>, as well as his previous work Running Scared<\/i> (the life of Steve Wynn), to create yet another riveting biography of one of Las Vegas\u2019 most engaging and colorful characters\u00a0—\u00a0Bob Stupak.<\/p>\n

Click to read a excerpt from No Limit.<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

About The Author<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Formerly the most widely read columnist in Nevada,\u00a0John L. Smith<\/strong>\u00a0has been honored by the National Headliner Awards, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the Nevada Press Association. In 2001, John was named a finalist for the prestigious Batten Medal. He appears regularly on national television shows and was a featured source for the award-winning British documentary “Mob Law: The True Story of Oscar Goodman.” A prolific author, Smith has also written Of Rats and Men\u2014Oscar Goodman\u2019s Life from Mob Mouthpiece to Mayor of Las Vegas<\/em><\/a>, Quicksilver\u2014The Ted Binion Murder Case<\/em><\/a>, and On the Boulevard\u2014The Best of John L. Smith<\/em><\/a>, among numerous other books.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A penetrating look at the late Bob Stupak\u2014casino owner, builder of Stratosphere Tower, and developer of the VIP Vacation Package, history’s longest and most controversial casino promotion.<\/p>\n

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