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Balls: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster

By: Scott M. Deitche, Ken Sanz
Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
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Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster, but he never wanted to be part of the mob. For 50 years, from the pre-Castro Havana casinos to Los Angeles, Trascher stole from mob-owned casinos, scammed gangsters, and was one of the top bookies in the country. He capped his career as a confidential informant for Florida law enforcement and was the source for getting inside the Trafficante Mafia family.

Balls is written by Scott Dietche and Ken Sanz. Sanz is a former Florida Department of Law enforcement special agent, and was Eddie's handler and friend for over 20 years.

©2009 Ken Sanz and Edward J. Trascher, first Skyhorse Publishing edition 2015 (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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Excellent read

The story is one you never hear about but reals of truth brings back the old world Vegas. Most hear to believe

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should be in Netflix series

great book amazing look at history throughout that era
one of those gangster stories I've never knew about but I'm glad I do now

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The Real World

Excellent story about real life in the world of crime.Eddie Trasher presents another aspect of the criminal world.

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worst voice

this was so unpleasant to listen to I just threw in the towel. who talks like that?

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Entertaining Old Vegas Story

Balls is an entertaining tale of Eddie Trascher's story. I really enjoyed learning more about old Vegas and seeing how Eddie's life evolved over time. I would have liked it better if the book was written in more of a story format, and I feel like biographies lend themselves to that style. I can see how this could make a really great Netflix/HBO series. Overall, great, interesting story, just now quite my style preference.

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