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Bingo City - Couverture souple

DiBello, Joseph Michael

 
9781403330307: Bingo City
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1403330301 ISBN 13 : 9781403330307
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2002

Synopsis

In 1997 New York State's largest bingo hall opened just outside Albany, New York. After making millions for the charities that occupied the hall and cornering the bingo market in upstate New York, the state attorney general's office indicted the bingo hall owner and his family and friends in one of the largest criminal cases ever.Denying the charges, the bingo hall's owner publicly accused the attorney general of political incompetence and corruption. After settling the criminal case and costing the attorney general his seat in office, the owner then became the target of the state's Racing and Wagering Commissioner. Vindicating his political friend, concealing his own payoff and attempting to take over the bingo hall for himself, the Racing and Waging Commissioner had the owner's license revoked and the hall closed.From the bribes it took to open the business to the political chicanery that followed, now revealed for the first time is the true story of Bingo City.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1997 New York State's largest bingo hall opened just outside Albany, New York. After making millions for the charities that occupied the hall and cornering the bingo market in upstate New York, the state attorney general's office indicted the bingo hall owner and his family and friends in one of the largest criminal cases ever.Denying the charges, the bingo hall's owner publicly accused the attorney general of political incompetence and corruption. After settling the criminal case and costing the attorney general his seat in office, the owner then became the target of the state's Racing and Wagering Commissioner. Vindicating his political friend, concealing his own payoff and attempting to take over the bingo hall for himself, the Racing and Waging Commissioner had the owner's license revoked and the hall closed.From the bribes it took to open the business to the political chicanery that followed, now revealed for the first time is the true story of Bingo City.

Biographie de l'auteur

In 1997 author Joseph Michael DiBello opened Bingo City, New York states largest commercial bingo hall.Instantly successful Bingo City changed the way high stakes charity bingo games were played. For three years DiBello's innovative approach helped Bingo City corner the upstate New York bingo market, while generating over 5.5 million dollars for the hometown charities that used his hall.During that same time the author also became engulfed in an intense criminal investigation and public battle with the states Attorney General over how the hall operated. The author went on to help unseat the Attorney General but at the cost of losing his business.Following the events that led the author to write his first book Joseph Michael DiBello now enjoys a self imposed exile in Tampa Florida.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1403330301
ISBN 13 
9781403330307
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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