Queen of Hearts: The Story of Anna Sipl Meyers recounts the life of the first woman of her time to own and successfully manage a hotel and casino in Las Vegas: The first was The Casbah, changed to Queen of Hearts, the second Little Annie’s Nevada Hotel and Casino. Anna Meyers socialized with the noteworthy and the notorious, gentlemen and thugs. She cared for the homeless and the derelicts, and bore the scorn of the Country Club set who ended up celebrating her. Though Anna is very well known in Las Vegas, not many people are aware of her painful childhood in the former Yugoslavia region populated by Germans (Danube Schwabians), and persecuted by Tito. She and her family survived concentration camps and the plight of post-World War II refugees, before finally emigrating to the United States. Anna's story is extraordinary. She is an icon of womanly strength honed in hardship, who cultivated wisdom based on what she made of her experiences. Her philosophy has always been "Whether you call it work or play depends on your attitude." She rose from a child who begged for a bit of bread to a queen who built her own throne. 232 Pgs. 2018