# Benny Binion

> Lester Ben Binion, better known as Benny Binion, was an American casino operator who established illegal gambling operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In 1931, Binion was convicted of shooting and killing a rumrunner, Frank Bolding. In the 1940s, he relocated to Nevada, where gambling was legal, and opened the successful Binion's Horseshoe casino in downtown Las Vegas.

*American gambling icon (1904-1989)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/benny-binion

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1904-11-20
- **Died:** 1989-12-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 51.6
- **Momentum:** 14.3

## Sources
- [베니 비니언](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%A0%EB%8B%88_%EB%B9%84%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B8)
- [بيني بنيون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86)
- [بينى بينيون](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Benny Binion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Binion)
- [Benny Binion](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Binion)
- [بنی بینیون](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86)
- [בני ביניון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [Benny Binion](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Binion)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3638292)

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