LEADER 00000cam 2200000 i 4500 001 ocn861478939 003 OCoLC 005 20140818104100.0 008 131218s2014 nyua b 001 0beng 010 2013047860 020 9780670026036|q(hardback) 020 0670026034|q(hardback) 035 (OCoLC)861478939 040 DLC|erda|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dYDXCP|dBTCTA|dBDX|dIEP|dOCLCO |dOCLCF|dWHP 042 pcc 043 n-us-tx|an-us-nv 049 WHPP 050 00 HV6452.N3|bS93 2014 082 00 364.1092|223 084 TRU003000|aBIO024000|aBIO006000|2bisacsh 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. 914 MID.b23834821 938 Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nBK0013949029 938 YBP Library Services|bYANK|n11261051 938 Brodart|bBROD|n107588803 994 02|bWHP
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