| Life Real Loud: John Lefebvre, Neteller and the Revolution in Online Gambling Contributor(s): Reynolds, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550229419 ISBN-13: 9781550229417 Publisher: ECW Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | White Collar Crime - Games & Activities | Gambling - General (see Also Self-help - Compulsive Behavior) - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016364904 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At age 50, when some people start planning for retirement, John Lefebvre hit the digital motherlode. Neteller, a tiny Canadian internet start-up that processed payments between players and online gambling arenas, rocketed into the stock market. In its early years, Neteller had been a cowboy operation, narrowly averting disaster in creative ways. Co-founder Lefebvre, a gregarious hippie lawyer from Calgary, Alberta, had toked his way through his practice for decades, aspiring all the while to be a professional musician.With the profit from Neteller and his stock holdings, he became a multi-millionaire. He started buying Malibu beach houses, limited edition cars, complete wardrobes, and a jet to fly to rock shows with pals. When that got boring he shipped his fine suits to charity, donned his beloved t-shirt and jeans, and started giving away millions to the Dalai Lama, David Suzuki and other eco-conscious people, as well as anyone else who might need a pick-me-up.And then the FBI came knocking on his Malibu door . . . |