The Australian Gamble explores the role played by Jack Rooklyn as the thread that connects some of the best-recognized characters and most pivotal events in Australian criminal history. It is a story that begins overseas, with the origins of the Bally poker machine company — a scandal-prone business with a name fated to be forever linked with Rooklyn’s. It explores his life from humble origins to a starring role at pivotal inquiries into organized crime and corruption in both Sydney and Brisbane in the 1970s and 1980s.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 15 July 2023