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Binion, Benny, 1904-1989

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004110843

Fuller Name

Lester Ben

Variants

Binion, Lester, 1904-1989

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n2004110843

Identifies RWO

https://isni.org/isni/0000000040939208

Birth Date
Death Date
Associated Locale
Birth Place
Field of Activity
Gambling

Occupation
Gamblers
Criminals
Murderers

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+2004110843#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Benny Binion Label from public data source Wikidata
Binion, Benny, 1904-1989

Sources

found: Gatewood, Jim. Benny Binion, c2002:t.p. (Benny Binion) t.p. verso (b. 1904; d. 1989)

found: NUCMC data from Nevada State Museum for His Papers, 1950-1952(Lester "Benny" Binion; Opened Binion's Horseshoe Club in 1951; served time in prison for tax evasion, 1954-1957; instrumental in bringing World Series of Poker to Las Vegas in 1970)

found: Wikipedia, viewed September 4, 2020(Benny Binion; born Lester Ben Binion, November 20, 1904; died December 5, 1989; American gambling icon, career criminal, and convicted murderer; established illegal gambling operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area; later relocated to Nevada, where gambling was legal, and opened the successful Binion's Horseshoe casino in downtown Las Vegas; creator of the World Series of Poker) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Binion#Criminal_history

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Change Notes

2004-07-01: new
2020-09-05: revised

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