Bet the Limit: The Benny Binion Story

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Benny Binion, a key figure in the development of modern Las Vegas and its gambling scene.

Send us Fan Mail Las Vegas wasn’t built by saints. It was built by gamblers. In this episode, we dive deep into the life of Benny Binion — the Texas-born gambling boss who fled murder rumors and federal heat, arrived in the Nevada desert, and helped shape modern Las Vegas. Born in rural Pilot Grove, Texas, Binion left school early and learned odds at livestock auctions instead of in classrooms. By the 1930s, he was running powerful illegal gambling operations in Dallas, shadowed by allegat...

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Olli

Topics covered

• gambling
• Las Vegas history
• Benny Binion
• true crime
• illegal operations

Keywords

• Benny Binion
• Las Vegas
• gambling
• true crime
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Las Vegas, Pilot Grove, Texas, Nevada

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