Blood Aces
The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker
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Narrateur(s):
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John McLain
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Auteur(s):
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Doug J. Swanson
À propos de cet audio
The astonishing story of Benny Binion - a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Las Vegas. Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on a combination of vision, determination, and brutal expediency.
©2014 Doug J. Swanson (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Ce que les auditeurs disent de Blood Aces
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- Langer MD
- 2024-12-15
Interesting. Uncaptivating.
Doug J. Swanson offers an information-packed survey of the life of a Texas-based major gangster - Benny Binion - in the gambling racket (owner of the legendary 'Horseshoe' casino and founder of the 'World Series Of Poker).. and the growth of early Las Vegas. The writing is capable and the research is complete and presented logically.
Less fortunately, the book failed to really grab my attention. It was more useful as something going on in the background while I did other things than as a riveting read.
As to presentation: Reader John McLain is undeniably professional but doesn't distinguish himself, either. Blackstone Audio Inc. could have gotten equally effective results from any of their stable of narrators.
Altogether, 'Blood Aces' is a 6/10-star read that distracts adequately for a couple of quiet afternoons as a 'Plus' selection, but probably doesn't rate a Credit unless you're a dedicated True Crime aficionado or a historian fascinated with Las Vegas's checkered early history.
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