Claim profile

Benny Binion

American gambling icon (1904–1989)

  • Fame51.8
  • Momentum16.4
  • Wikipedia6.4K
Source-basedBreakout
Lived 1904–1989, aged 85United States
United StatesUnited StatesFoundersFounder
  • Wikipedia
    8 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1904–1989
    Aged 85
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-07-22

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.

Where to find them

Platforms

No platforms connected yet.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
51.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum16.4
Historical7.6
Now attention75.3
Source confidence45.0
Completeness70.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources