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Author: James McManus

📘 Positively Fifth Street by James McManus

A chronicle of life in Las Vegas investigates the murder of poker player Ted Binion, revealing a secret world of kinky sex, black magic, and science lurking at the heart of gambling's World Series of Poker.

First publish date: 2003

Authors: James McManus

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