Blood aces: the wild ride of Benny Binion, the Texas gangster who created Vegas poker

The happy racketeer

The roll of the dice, 1904-1946. Snides and dinks : an education ; The bumper beater ; Pancho and the Klan ; Good friends and a dead rival ; The thug club ; Shoot-outs and payoffs ; The mob war is joined ; "Lit out running"

Death and taxes, 1947-1953. Mobbed-up pilgrims ; Texas vs. Vegas ; "A kill-crazy man" ; "Tears rolling down the man's eyes" ; The Benny brand goes national ; The cat's last days ; "They was on the take" ; "No way to duck" ; The great bonanza stakeout ; "Whacked around pretty good"

The ride back home, 1954-1989.The fireman gets religion ; Strippers and stooges ; Charlie, Elvis, and the revolution ; Another one blows up ; Heroin and the hit man ; U-turn at the gates of heaven ; "They do things like that" ; Happy birthday, dear Benny ; Back in the saddle.