Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker

Written by Doug J. Swanson

Narrated by John McLain

Length

11h 20m

Rating

4.6 (402 ratings)

The astonishing story of Benny Binion - a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas. Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on a combination of vision, determination, and brutal expediency.