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Bob Miller���s Son of a Gambling Man (Thomas Dunne Books, $26.99) has a foreword by Bill Clinton. S uperlatives PEOPLE, CULTURE, STYLE Caption will go here tk. POWER STRIP gambling man NEVADA���S LONGEST-SERVING GOVERNOR, BOB MILLER, OFFERS A FASCINATING RIDE THROUGH 50 YEARS OF OUR STATE���S HISTORY IN HIS NEW MEMOIR. BY DAVE BERNS PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS Caption will go here tk. T hree years into Bob Miller���s storied 10-year run as Nevada governor, Vegas felt the aftershocks of nearby LA���s engulfment in riots after the Rodney King verdict rocked the nation. ���The atmosphere in the country was highly charged,��� Miller writes in his new book, Son of a Gambling Man. ���The day after the verdicts, hundreds of people took to the streets of the Westside, some in a peaceful demonstration to express their outrage at the verdicts, but others bent on violence, firing weapons or tossing rocks at police and firefighters, businesses, and passing motorists. I felt great sadness at this development, as if a preordained tragedy finally had been realized. In my youth, the Westside was the area that literally was on the wrong side of the tracks.��� This is just one of the powerful memories Miller shares in his new memoir, hitting stores March 12, in which he describes the strong connection he felt between his political responsibilities as governor continued on page 48 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 047-048_V_SP_PowerStrip_Spring13.indd 47 47 2/12/13 12:17 PM