03013cam a2200373 4500 626312850 TxAuBib 20221130120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781483009278 1483009270 dffec6a0-9fab-4cb4-a2b9-2b4eb5cc7934 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1817965 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982418434 9781982418434 TxAuBib Swanson, Doug J., 1953- Blood Aces [Libby Audiobook] : The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker. Blackstone Publishing, 2014. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 312MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 312MB. HTML:<p>The astonishing story of Benny Binion—a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>. True Crime. Nonfiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-01-30 20:00:02. McLain, John. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1817965-BloodAces.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1817965-BloodAces.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DFFEC6A0-9FAB-4CB4-A2B9-2B4EB5CC7934&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1817965-BloodAces.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1817965-BloodAces.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=DFFEC6A0-9FAB-4CB4-A2B9-2B4EB5CC7934&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXMLR