{"id":513,"date":"2015-04-03T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lva.local\/secure\/shop\/products\/vegas-kid-the\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:34:22","slug":"vegas-kid","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/products\/vegas-kid\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"bios\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00J4Z0SM2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00J4Z0SM2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=huntingtonpre-20&amp;linkId=844b844228e7eb7d22bcf0647741b1df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-609763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amazon_button1.png?resize=100%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/B0FMGZJB2Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-609763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Audible_button1.png?resize=100%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1000878775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-609763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/iBooks_button1.png?resize=100%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<th><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/vegas-kid-barney-vinson\/1005721538?ean=2940149597055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-609763 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nook_button1.png?resize=100%2C30&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sam Durango is riding high. He&#8217;s the star of the TV western &#8220;The Vegas Kid,&#8221; he&#8217;s married to a glamorous actress, and he lives in a beautiful home in the Hollywood Hills. And then everything goes to hell in a handbasket. When his show is cancelled and his wife leaves him (taking most of his money and the house, while she&#8217;s at it), Sam finds he has to make his way out in the cold cruel world.<\/p>\n<p>Along with a ragtag cast of characters\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Sam&#8217;s arch rival Buck Beaumont, a couple of escaped cons, a mystery woman, a good-old-boy casino owner, and the world&#8217;s top poker players\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Sam heads to Blackies Casino on Halloween looking to hit the jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read an excerpt from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/VegasKidSample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>The Vegas Kid<\/u><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bios\">About The Author(s)<\/h4>\n<table class=\"bios\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Barney Vinson<\/strong> was born in the U.S.A. raised in Texas, and moved to Las Vegas a long time ago. He worked as a dice dealer at the old Dunes Hotel, then went to Caesars Palace where he was the casino gaming instructor for another long time. 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