Craps & The Showgirl autographed by author Barbara Riiff Davis 

Craps & the Showgirl tells the story of a little girl, crippled early in life, who turned her story into one of glitz and glamour and a lot of hard work. Barbara Riiff Davis spent 6 years at Harolds Club as a craps dealer-though Harolds Club preferred to call it a "dice game". Davis paints a picture of what it was like before electronics ruled the gaming industry. It was a simpler time, but there were rocky roads. Have questions? Just type into the comment section and Barbara will do her best to answer them.  Books are also be available online at Amazon and direct from the publisher, LeRue Press at http://www.lrpnv.com/ the day of launch.

Craps and the Showgirl takes place during the golden age of live entertainment and old time gambling. Forget Dubai. It was Hollywood with Earl Carroll’s “Most Beautiful Girls in the World”; Bugsy and Virginia hanging out at Barney’s Beanery; the Folies Bergere of 1944 extravaganza in San Francisco; “Jack’s” upstairs secret rooms; Reno and “Harolds Club or Bust” billboards seen around the world by travelers and G.I.s alike; and--women craps dealers.

Outside my immediate family, and some of my neighbors, I’m not all that famous, so why should anyone make an investment of time or money in my book? I think because it is uniquely interesting. I stumbled into distinctive jobs without any planning, utilizing nature’s gifts, some stupidity, some luck and surely some courage at times.

The era and experiences I am writing about took place well over 60 years ago. They were not commonplace then, or now. It was not important that I lived it, but that it was a part of history—a bit different and fairly intriguing. The time span is from babyhood (yes, it was necessary) through about 1958, slightly over 25 years. The next 25 and the next 25 are in the hopper. paper, 174 pages 

Have questions? Just type into the comment section and Barbara will do her best to answer them.  Books are also be available online at Amazon and direct from the publisher, LeRue Press at http://www.lrpnv.com/ the day of launch.

I've been waiting for Barbara's book for a long time.  I am happy to say I am not disappointed.  She is a woman of incredible  fun-filled energy and spirit.  I hope you enjoy her book as much as I did. 
Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director and Co-founder NWHP