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Author | Christina Binkley |
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Cover artist | Anton Markous |
Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Hyperion |
Publication date | March 4, 2008 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-1-4013-0236-8 |
Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas is a 2008 nonfiction book written by Christina Binkley. [1]
Winner Takes All recounts the real estate development history of the Las Vegas Strip between 1998 and 2007. [2] The book primarily covers three major corporate deals: Kirk Kerkorian's 2000 purchase of Steve Wynn's Mirage Resorts; MGM Mirage's 2004 buyout of Mandalay Resort Group; and Gary Loveman's Harrah's 2004 takeover of Caesars. [3] [4]
From 1997 to 2005, Binkley was the lead Las Vegas reporter for The Wall Street Journal. [2] [5] She spent two years additional years conducting research for the book from 2005 to 2007. [5]
The book's narrative cohesion was criticized by The New York Times. [1] The book was praised in the Nevada Historical Quarterly as an insightful window into high-stakes corporate brinksmanship, but was criticized for its historical inaccuracies. [2]
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Author | Christina Binkley |
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Cover artist | Anton Markous |
Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Hyperion |
Publication date | March 4, 2008 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-1-4013-0236-8 |
Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas is a 2008 nonfiction book written by Christina Binkley. [1]
Winner Takes All recounts the real estate development history of the Las Vegas Strip between 1998 and 2007. [2] The book primarily covers three major corporate deals: Kirk Kerkorian's 2000 purchase of Steve Wynn's Mirage Resorts; MGM Mirage's 2004 buyout of Mandalay Resort Group; and Gary Loveman's Harrah's 2004 takeover of Caesars. [3] [4]
From 1997 to 2005, Binkley was the lead Las Vegas reporter for The Wall Street Journal. [2] [5] She spent two years additional years conducting research for the book from 2005 to 2007. [5]
The book's narrative cohesion was criticized by The New York Times. [1] The book was praised in the Nevada Historical Quarterly as an insightful window into high-stakes corporate brinksmanship, but was criticized for its historical inaccuracies. [2]