Jack Harpster worked in business management in the newspaper industry for 43 years.

Harpster packs an incredible amount of detail–based on exhaustive research–into this biography, giving the reader a surprisingly vivid portrait of Redd. He is to be commended for drawing on a range of sources and melding them into a readable story. . . . Even Las Vegas and casino history buffs will learn quite a bit from King of the Slots. It's a well-researched look into the life of an important, but undeservedly lesser-known, gaming pioneer. It deserves a place in everyone's Nevada/gambling library.

• Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgments1. The Neshoba County Fair2. A Goofy Beginning3. Music to His Ears4. The Music Goes Round and Round5. The Luckiest Man Alive6. The Biggest Little City7. New Beginnings8. A Quiet Revolution9. An Ace in the Hole10. King of the Slots11. A Kaleidoscopic Life12. Cruises to Nowhere13. An Oasis in the Desert14. Aces and EightsNotesBibliographyIndex

Jack Harpster worked in business management in the newspaper industry for 43 years.

Harpster packs an incredible amount of detail–based on exhaustive research–into this biography, giving the reader a surprisingly vivid portrait of Redd. He is to be commended for drawing on a range of sources and melding them into a readable story. . . . Even Las Vegas and casino history buffs will learn quite a bit from King of the Slots. It's a well-researched look into the life of an important, but undeservedly lesser-known, gaming pioneer. It deserves a place in everyone's Nevada/gambling library.

• Illustrations and TablesAcknowledgments1. The Neshoba County Fair2. A Goofy Beginning3. Music to His Ears4. The Music Goes Round and Round5. The Luckiest Man Alive6. The Biggest Little City7. New Beginnings8. A Quiet Revolution9. An Ace in the Hole10. King of the Slots11. A Kaleidoscopic Life12. Cruises to Nowhere13. An Oasis in the Desert14. Aces and EightsNotesBibliographyIndex