I'll Do My Own Damn Killing,9781569803219

I'll Do My Own Damn Killing

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ISBN13: 9781569803219
ISBN10: 1569803218
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-10-30
Publisher(s): Barricade Books Inc
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Summary

People know of the notorious Benny Binion for opening the Horseshoe and becoming the most successful casino owner in Las Vegas. But before he became the patron saint of World Series Poker, Binion lead the Texas underground in a vicious, nefarious gambling war that lasted over fifteen years. With electrifying details and piquant style, author Gary Sleeper presents the previously unseen details of Benny Binion's life leading up to his infamous Las Vegas days, when he became the owner of the most successful casino in the world.

Table of Contents

Prologue v
1 A Killing on Commerce Street
1(8)
2 The Making of the Cowboy
9(12)
3 Running Wide Open
21(12)
4 The Rise of Herbert Noble
33(8)
5 The Death of Raymond Laudermilk
41(8)
6 The Fort Worth Front Men
49(10)
7 "I'll Close Down When Binion Closes Down"
59(8)
8 The Shooting Starts
67(10)
9 "My Sheriff Got Beat"
77(10)
10 The Syndicate Makes Its Move 87(10)
11 Raisin' Hell and Gamblin' High—Las Vegas Style 97(8)
12 Dallas Closes Down, and Fort Worth Runs Wild 105(12)
13 A Gunfight in Grapevine 117(8)
14 "At Least She Won't Have to Worry About Herbert Anymore" 125(8)
15 Lois Green's Last Party 133(10)
16 "I Suppose They'll Get Me Someday" 143(6)
17 Kefauver Scares the Boys, and Shimley Comes to Dallas 149(10)
18 The Plot to Bomb Las Vegas 159(8)
19 "There Seems to Be a Killing in the Air" 167(10)
20 "That's the Stuff That Killed My Wife" 177(8)
21 "He'll Have to Kill Me to Stop Me" 185(8)
22 The Cat's Last Life 193(8)
23 Whodunit? 201(8)
24 Knowing and Proving—Two Different Things 209(8)
25 No One Left to Kill 217(6)
Epilogue 223(2)
Appendix 1 225(10)
Appendix 2 235(9)
Appendix 3 244(15)
Bibliography 259(2)
Index 261(8)
Acknowledgments 269

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