Binion, Benny, 1904-1989
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Fuller Name
- Lester Ben
Variants
- Binion, Lester, 1904-1989
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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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- 2004-07-01: new
- 2020-09-05: revised
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