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Sources: Despite Ridicule, Nevada Politician Protects Gambling

DePaul Law Review, “Applications of the Federal Gambling Stamp Tax Law,” DePaul College of Law, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring/Summer 1959.

Nevada State Journal, “Tax Writers Propose Levy on Gamblers,” May 17, 1951.

Pat McCarran: Political Boss of Nevada, Jerome E. Edwards, University of Nevada Press: (Reno, 1982).

Reno Evening Gazette, “Nevada Gaming Not Affected by New Taxes,” June 14, 1951.

Reno Evening Gazette, “Senate Rejects New Tax on Table Winnings,” Sept. 28, 1951.

The Kefauver Committee and the Politics of Crime, 1950-1952, William Howard Moore, University of Missouri Press: (Columbia, 1974).

The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America, Sally Denton and Roger Morris, Vintage Books: (New York, 2001).

When the Mob Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem and Murder, Steve Fischer, Berkline Press: (2005).