The legends are legion about Binion but from what I've heard and read from old card sharks they come clost to the truth. Lansky, who was sent to Dallas to reason with Binion since threats and hitmen didn't do the job, called him a cross between Jesse James and John Wayne.
As is often the case when somebody resisted the much larger Syndicate successfully law enforcement lent a hand.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/norm-clarke/vegas-legend-binion-fbi-informantLike Whitey Benny was tough and smart but he had help.
