Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster

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

A rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas

They say in Vegas you canâ€™t understand the town unless you understand Benny Binionâ€”mob boss, casino owner, and creator of the World Series of Poker. Beginning as a Texas horse trader, Binion built a gambling empire in Depression-era Dallas. When the law chased him out of town, he loaded up suitcases with cash and headed for Vegas. The place would never be the same. Dramatic as any gangster movie, Blood Aces draws readers into the colorful world of notorious mobsters like Clyde Barrow and Bugsy Siegel. Given access to previously classified government documents, biographer Doug J. Swanson provides the definitive account of a great American antihero, a man whose rise from thugdom to prominence and power is unmatched in the history of American criminal justice.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0143127586_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-07-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143127581

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0143127586_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-07-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143127581

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