This book offers the first full-length biography of the man often described as one of the most influential and innovative people in the gaming industry over the past 50 years.
· Original research that includes interviews with more than two dozen gaming-industry insiders
· Presents oral histories, including two by Redd himself, corporate records from gaming machine manufacturers, gaming industry journals, newspapers, and gaming scholars books and reports
· Includes 30 photographs of prominent people, places, and events, and gaming machines that figured in the life of "Si" Redd
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The son of dirt-poor sharecroppers, William "Si" Redd reached the pinnacle of business success despite shortcomings that have stymied less-determined men. His legendary sales and marketing genius, coupled with a natural instinct for the marketplace, catapulted him through a seven-decade romp in an industry famous for mobsters, glad-handers, and legends like Howard Hughes.
About the Author:Jack Harpster worked in business management in the newspaper industry for 43 years.
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