Binions // Nevada // 53 Drinking The Cool Aid

Benny Binion was an American gambling icon, career criminal, and convicted murderer who established illegal gambling operations.  He moved his operations to Las Vegas and opened Binion's Horseshoe Casino.  When he opened his casino, he saw immediate success and this upset everyone in the gambling scene.  Benny eventually lost his gambling license and his sons had to step up and help run the casino.  A man named Marvin Shumate set up a kidnapping/murder plot for Benny's son, Ted Binion.  They ended up backing out of the plan, but Ted ended up being murdered later in his life and there may be buried treasures of his that haven't been found yet.

Website: Drinking The Cool Aid

Resources:
Benny Binion - Wikipedia
Ted Binion - Wikipedia
Man arrested for looking for Ted Binion's buried treasure in Pahrump (ktnv.com)
Ted Binion Kidnapping Plot — Mayhem in the Desert
FBI documents could add twist to Tabish case | | missoulian.com
The Binion Family Bio - What Is the Story of the Binions? (gamblingsites.com)
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