THE FUTURE OF VEGAS

BY REX

STATUE OF BENNY BINION AT 2AND AND OGDEN AVE DOWTOWN VEGAS.

REMEMBER BENNY BINION? BENNY BINION, WAS A TEXAN WHO RAN A TRAVELING CRAPS GAME THROUGH OUT TEXAS STAYING JUST ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE TEXAS RANGERS. HE SHOWED UP DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS WITH TWO SUITCASES FULL OF CASH MONEY AND OPENED THE WORLD FAMOUS BINION’S HORSESHOE CASINO. ON DISPLAY JUST INSIDE THE DOOR WAS A MILLION BUCKS IN $1,000.00 BILLS. HE STARTED THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER. HE’D COVER ANY BET ANYTIME ON THE CRAPS GAME. HE WAS THE FIRST TO OFFER FREE DRINKS TO ALL PLAYERS. WHEN HE DIED THE CASINO WAS TAKEN OVER BY HIS KIDS. JACK WENT ON TO BECOME , AND STILL IS, A VERY SUCCESSFUL CASINO EXECUTIVE. TEDDY WAS MURDERED OVER HIS COCAINE HABIT AND THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING THE DESERT AROUND PAHRUMP FOR AN UNDERGROUND VAULT FULL OF SILVER. BECKY RAN THE CASINO UNTIL FEDERAL AGENTS AND THE NEVADA GAMING COMMISSION CAME IN AND LOCKED DOWN THE CASINO CLOSING IT. WHEN THE WORLD FAMOUS HORSESHOE WAS CLOSED THE CASINO GIANT HARRAH’S STEPPED IN AND BOUGHT THE JOINT FOR 40 MILLION. HARRAH’S RAN THE CASINO FOR ONE YEAR AND SOLD IT FOR 20 MILLION. WHEN THEY LEFT THEY TOOK THE WORLD SERIES OF POKER TOURNAMENT AND THE FAMOUS “HORSESHOE” NAME. TODAY IT’S CALLED BINIONS CASINO, AND REPORTED AN OPERATING LOSS OF 2.5 MILLION FOR THE MOST RECENT QUARTER.
BUT WAIT, I THOUGHT TODAY’S BLOG WAS GOING TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF LAS VEGAS?

AH……..

SORRY…………

I GOT SIDE TRACKED. TUNE IN TOMORROW?

I PROMISE.