{"id":31619,"date":"2022-06-02T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=31619"},"modified":"2022-06-01T08:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:59:02","slug":"binions-vegas-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas is the\ngambling hub of the world. When you look at this Nevada city, it\u2019s hard to\nimagine it hasn\u2019t been there since the dawn of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But not even a\nhundred years back, Las Vegas looked nothing like its modern version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a small settlement before the Hoover Dam construction that started in 1930. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of people came to the area looking for work, creating a perfect environment for what would become Sin City over the next few decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city, largely populated by men who spent their days working and were looking for something to help them blow off steam in the night, offered many business opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But someone had to get the ball rolling – and that someone was Benny Binion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Benny
Benny Binion. [Image: Twitter\/LasVegasLocally]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

His name is forever connected to the foundations of modern Las Vegas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While his Horseshoe Casino may not have been the first one in Las Vegas, it quickly became the best-known and most famous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny understood\nthe casino business and knew what people were after \u2013 and he wasn\u2019t afraid to\ngive it to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny Binion\u2019s Beginnings In Las Vegas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Benny Binion, whose full name was Lester Ben Binion, was born in 1904. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before coming to Nevada, he ran an illegal gambling operation in Texas, as gambling was pretty much all he knew in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny didn’t\nhave any formal education as he spent his childhood accompanying his father, a\nhorse trader, on his trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He certainly had a checkered history filled with all sorts of run-ins with the law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he wasn\u2019t what you\u2019d call an exemplary citizen, Binion\u2019s determination enabled him to take control of all gambling operations in Dallas by 1936.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a while,\nthings were going well in Texas, but after World War II, the Chicago Mob made a\nmove for Dallas, and Benny lost the support of local officials as the new\ncounty sheriff was elected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in 1946, he\ndecided it was time for a change and moved to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time,\nLas Vegas was already shaping up to become what it is today \u2013 the world\u2019s\nlargest gambling hub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, there was still a lot of space and opportunities for those who knew their way around gambling tables, and Benny Binion most certainly did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Legendary Binion\u2019s Horseshoe Casino Is Born<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After arriving\nin Las Vegas, Benny spent a few years trying to find his place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a few failed attempts, he finally purchased the Eldorado Club and the Apache Hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was where he opened his now-legendary Binion\u2019s Horseshoe Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Binion's
Image: Twitter\/TheMobMuseum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There were\nalready numerous casinos in Las Vegas, but, just like in Dallas, Binion was\nready to do what it took to make his stand out from the rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing he did was raise the maximum bet on table games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, his craps<\/a> games (one of the most popular games at the time) had a maximum of $500, which was 10 times higher than what the competition offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Binion also\npromised players that he would take bets of any size, as long as their bet\nwasn\u2019t larger than the size of their very stake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Horseshoe Casino was the<\/em> place for hardcore gamblers who wanted to play and weren\u2019t afraid of big stakes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a famous story from those days that a man walked straight into Binion\u2019s Horseshoe and placed a bet of $1 million on the pass line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a huge amount of money even today, but a million was a truly head-spinning number back then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, no one tried to stop him and his bet was accepted. The gambler lost but, had he won, he’d most likely have been paid in full. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, even in those murky times, Benny understood that reputation was of utmost importance. People knew him to be a man of his word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So other than large max. bets, what else did his casino offer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike some of his competitors, Binion didn\u2019t care much about \u201cextracurricular\u201d activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were no live shows or anything of the sort to distract players from the tables and entice them to spend money somewhere else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny was the one who introduced free drinks<\/a> for players, which soon became a popular practice in Las Vegas casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegas was an\nideal place for Benny Binion as he didn’t have to fight any turf wars here. The\narea was still largely undiscovered and there was plenty of action to go\naround. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of that,\nhe quickly made himself friends with all of the important people in the city\nfrom both sides of the fence, allowing him to focus on his business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t long\nbefore Binion\u2019s Horseshoe got the legendary reputation that it’s kept pretty\nmuch to this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a real casino for real players – with no nonsense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Binion took some risks by allowing massive bets, he knew what he was doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He had the house advantage on his side and he knew that, as long as he could ride out the variance<\/a>, he would come out a big winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s exactly\nwhat happened, as he made a fortune from the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny’s Criminal Past Comes Back To Haunt Him<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having moved to\nVegas, Binion was done with his old life in Dallas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he didn’t really make a clean break as he left a trail of crime behind him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Dallas district attorneys were hell-bent on arresting and charging him, and they finally collected enough evidence in 1953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Binon faced\ncharges for tax evasion and was consequently sentenced to 42 months in prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wasn’t a\nparticularly long stint, all things considered, but the conviction ensured that\nhe could never run a casino again as his gambling license was revoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His son, Jack, took it upon himself to continue running the casino, while Benny took on the role of PR Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Binion Picks Up The Slack<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Benny
Benny Binion with sons Ted and Jack. [Image: Twitter\/VegasTrueCrime]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the years immediately following Benny\u2019s release, the Binion family didn’t hold a controlling interest in the casino. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was only in 1964 that they were able to get back the majority share in the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite this, Jack Binion picked up right where his father left off. He got a gaming license from the Nevada Gaming Commission<\/a> and took it upon himself to keep the business going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack kept many\nof his father\u2019s ideas, especially in terms of bet limits and accepting all\nbets, but came up with some of his own to make the venue even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack was a prudent businessman and he knew how to make the business grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1988, he significantly increased the size of the hotel, buying the next-door Mint Casino and Hotel for $27 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He even came up\nwith a slogan – “a fair game and fair odds” – which was meant to\ncapture the spirit of the Horseshoe Casino \u2013 and it worked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People kept\nflocking to the venue and profits continued to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack wasn’t\nBenny’s only child, and quite a few people didn’t believe he was the one who\nshould take up the casino business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he proved\nthem all wrong, showing a lot of talent and natural flair for the gambling\nbusiness, which he inherited from his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Binions Establish The World Series Of Poker<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, the World Series of Poker<\/a> is a huge festival that gathers tens of thousands of people from all over the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Main Event<\/a> alone features thousands of entries every year, generating impressive prize pools<\/a> and makes multiple players millionaires in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it all\nstarted with just seven people gathered at Binion\u2019s Horseshoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benny Binion had\nbeen a part of the Las Vegas gambling scene for years, and he knew pretty much\neveryone there was to know, including all the big players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in 1970, he decided to invite some of the major names in town for a big showdown to determine the best poker player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poker<\/a> was nowhere nearly as popular back then, and there were maybe 50 poker tables in the whole of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That first\ncompetition was envisioned as more of a publicity stunt than anything else, and\nBenny and Jack Binion couldn’t have imagined what the WSOP would eventually\nturn into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first World Series of Poker tournament gathered just seven players, including Doyle Brunson<\/a>, Amarillo Slim, Puggy Pearson, and Johnny Moss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The early days of WSOP. [Image: Twitter\/SavagePoker]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After several\ndays of high-stakes cash games action, Moss was voted the best player by his\npeers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That first WSOP\nwas a very small affair, and no one outside of Las Vegas even knew about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, thanks to\nthe Binions’ vision and some lucky developments, the competition would gradually\ngain nationwide popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1971, the format was changed to a $5,000 freezeout tournament instead of a series of cash games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moss won the 1971 tournament, but it was the 1972 victory by Amarillo Slim that turned out to be a major turning point for the WSOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slim was a famous gambler and talkative player. After his win in 1972, although the tournament featured only 12 entries, he made a huge deal out of it, going on a national tour and talking about the WSOP everywhere he went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Amarillo
Amarillo Slim, Johnny Moss and Benny Binion. [Image: Twitter\/classiclasvegas]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Slowly but surely, the World Series of Poker attracted more and more players each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1973, it even received TV coverage by CBS Sports, which was a huge breakthrough at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the late 1980s, Binion’s Horseshoe could barely accommodate all the players coming through its doors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was when Jack decided to expand, buying Mint Casino and Hotel and several other properties and set up a full-time poker room at the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, Benny Binion wouldn\u2019t live to see the WSOP reach its full potential. He died of a heart attack aged 86, on Christmas Day of 1989, leaving it up to Jack to continue its legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Binion\ncontinued to run the WSOP and the tournament kept growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a\ndispute inside the family resulted in Jack selling his interest in the\nHorseshoe Casino in 1998 to his sister, Becky, ending his involvement with the\nvenue and the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He still kept\nthe rights to the Horseshoe brand outside of the state, later opening several\nriverboat casinos under the famous name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004,\nHarrah\u2019s Entertainment (later renamed Caesars Entertainment) purchased Binion\u2019s\nHorseshoe and obtained all rights to the World Series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament,\nwhich had grown significantly in size by this point, was moved to the Rio Hotel\nand Casino, while the Horseshoe was sold to MTR Gaming Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Las Vegas Legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following the\nacquisition by MTR, the casino was renamed Binion\u2019s Gambling Hall and Hotel,\nkeeping the famous name above the door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Binion's
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel, formerly Binion’s Horseshoe. [Image: Ken Lund\/Flickr]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then, in 2008,\nanother company purchased the venue and closed it shortly after that due to the\nrecession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, the new\nowners opened under a new name \u2013 Hotel Apache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Binion, who was born in 1937, is still around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He holds a consulting role with Wynn Resorts, and has witnessed and been a part of some of the greatest moments in the history of Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though\nthings have changed a lot in Las Vegas since those early days, Benny and Jack\nBinion’s mark on the city remains and their story won\u2019t be easily forgotten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without the Binions, the history of Sin City would likely be much different, and we probably wouldn\u2019t have the World Series of Poker – or at least not as we know it today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead image: Twitter\/TracesofTexas <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas is the gambling hub of the world. When you look at this Nevada city, it\u2019s hard to imagine …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":31624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,3189,15],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBenny & Jack Binion History \u2013 The Men Who Built Vegas & The WSOP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benny Binion Family & History \u2013 Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Benny And Jack Binion Helped Shape The Vegas We Know Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mypokercoaching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1376\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tadas Peckaitis\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@MyPokerCoaching\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tadas Peckaitis\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tadas Peckaitis\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35dc4316929e15fb798e10f725723870\"},\"headline\":\"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\"},\"wordCount\":1985,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Celebrities & Poker Pros\",\"Gambling Destinations\",\"Guides\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\",\"name\":\"Benny & Jack Binion History \u2013 The Men Who Built Vegas & The WSOP\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Benny Binion Family & History \u2013 Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg\",\"width\":1376,\"height\":1101,\"caption\":\"Image: Twitter\/TracesofTexas\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org Blog\",\"description\":\"Casino.org Online Casino Blog covers the latest news, tips, strategies and in-depth articles about the online casino industry and gambling in general.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corg-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corg-logo.png\",\"width\":395,\"height\":130,\"caption\":\"Casino.org\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Casino_Org\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35dc4316929e15fb798e10f725723870\",\"name\":\"Tadas Peckaitis\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tadas-Peckaitis-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tadas-Peckaitis-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Tadas Peckaitis\"},\"description\":\"Tadas is a professional poker player, published author and poker coach. He writes for a range of online publications and helps other poker players to excel. He can be followed on Twitter @MyPokerCoaching.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mypokercoaching\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/MyPokerCoaching\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitis\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Benny & Jack Binion History \u2013 The Men Who Built Vegas & The WSOP","description":"Benny Binion Family & History \u2013 Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Benny And Jack Binion Helped Shape The Vegas We Know Today","og_description":"Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mypokercoaching","article_published_time":"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1376,"height":1101,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tadas Peckaitis","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","twitter_creator":"@MyPokerCoaching","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tadas Peckaitis","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/"},"author":{"name":"Tadas Peckaitis","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35dc4316929e15fb798e10f725723870"},"headline":"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It","datePublished":"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/"},"wordCount":1985,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","articleSection":["Celebrities & Poker Pros","Gambling Destinations","Guides"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","name":"Benny & Jack Binion History \u2013 The Men Who Built Vegas & The WSOP","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","datePublished":"2022-06-02T22:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-01T13:59:02+00:00","description":"Benny Binion Family & History \u2013 Learn about how the Binions shaped Vegas as we know it and where the World Series of Poker came from.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/benny-binion.jpeg","width":1376,"height":1101,"caption":"Image: Twitter\/TracesofTexas"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/","name":"Casino.org Blog","description":"Casino.org Online Casino Blog covers the latest news, tips, strategies and in-depth articles about the online casino industry and gambling in general.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#organization","name":"Casino.org","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corg-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/corg-logo.png","width":395,"height":130,"caption":"Casino.org"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","https:\/\/x.com\/Casino_Org"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/35dc4316929e15fb798e10f725723870","name":"Tadas Peckaitis","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tadas-Peckaitis-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tadas-Peckaitis-96x96.jpg","caption":"Tadas Peckaitis"},"description":"Tadas is a professional poker player, published author and poker coach. He writes for a range of online publications and helps other poker players to excel. He can be followed on Twitter @MyPokerCoaching.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mypokercoaching","https:\/\/x.com\/MyPokerCoaching"],"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitis\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}