The Story of Las Vegas Tycoon Benny Binion and the Murder of "Russian Louie" Strauss

About this episode

This episode discusses the life of Las Vegas tycoon Benny Binion and his involvement in the murder of 'Russian Louie' Strauss.

Benny Binion was one of the most successful businessmen in the history of Las Vegas. He also was not a man to trifle with. In this episode, Scott talks about the life and legacy of Binion and how he took out one of the most feared men in Vegas at the time, "Russian Louie" Strauss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Topics covered

• Las Vegas
• true crime
• businessmen
• murder
• legacy

Keywords

• Benny Binion
• Las Vegas
• Russian Louie Strauss
• murder
• true crime

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