Thanks, Vacari. I was hoping you would chime in. Many accounts refer to Binion as the undisputed mob boss of Dallas. I wonder how that could sit well with the Italian mob's designated boss of Dallas. You mention Binion being in contact with Costello, which convinces me it was similar to the Bugsy/Dragna situation. Dragna technically the boss, but Luciano telling Dragna to back off and let Bugsy do his thing. Did Costello have a similar edict for Civello?

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea