Ted Binion was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1943. He had an older brother, Jack, and three sisters: Becky, Brenda, and Barbara. Binion moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his father in 1946. He was involved early on in his father’s casino, Binion’s Horseshoe.
While growing up, Ted spent summers at the family’s Montana retreat, a cattle ranch in Jordan, to work with the ranch hands.
When did Benny Binion move to Las Vegas?
The king of racketeering in Dallas, Binion moved to Vegas in the 1940s and opened his own casino. By bribing cops and breaking legs, Binion struck it rich the old-fashioned way in Sin City. This is the true story of a gambling icon.