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100 1  Swanson, Doug J.,|d1953- 
245 10 Blood aces :|bthe wild ride of Benny Binion, the Texas 
       gangster who created Vegas poker /|cDoug J. Swanson. 
264  1 New York :|bViking,|c2014. 
300    viii, 355 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-340) and 
       index. 
520    "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. His formula was simple: run a good business, 
       cultivate the big boys, kill your enemies, and own the 
       cops. Through a mix of cold-bloodedness, native 
       intelligence, folksiness, and philanthropy, Binion became 
       one of the most revered figures in the history of gambling,
       and his showmanship, shrewdness, and violence would come 
       to dominate the Vegas scene. Veteran journalist Doug J. 
       Swanson uses once-secret government documents and dogged 
       reporting to show how Binion destroyed his rivals and 
       outsmarted his adversaries-including J. Edgar Hoover. As 
       fast paced as any thriller, Blood Aces tells a story that 
       is unmatched in the annals of American criminal justice, a
       vital yet untold piece of this country's history"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Binion, Benny,|d1904-1989. 
600 10 Binion, Benny,|d1904-1989. 
650  0 Gangsters|zNevada|zLas Vegas|vBiography. 
650  0 Gangsters|zTexas|vBiography. 
650  0 Gamblers|zTexas|vBiography. 
650  0 Gamblers|zNevada|zLas Vegas|vBiography. 
650  0 TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime. 
650  0 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws. 
650  0 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. 
650  0 Gamblers. 
650  0 Gangsters. 
651  0 Nevada|zLas Vegas. 
651  0 Texas. 
655  0 Biography. 
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