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Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker

byDoug Swanson

Blood Aces is Doug Swanson's account of the wild ride of benny binion, the texas gangster who created vegas poker, told through the conflicts, discoveries, and decisions that gave the subject its meaning. Blood Aces rests its case on biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. Blood Aces also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in biography & autobiography and games & activities.

Publisher

Penguin Books

Publication date

Jul 28, 2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

368

ISBN

9780143127581