{"id":31619,"date":"2022-06-02T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=31619"},"modified":"2022-06-01T08:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:59:02","slug":"binions-vegas-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/binions-vegas-history\/","title":{"rendered":"How Gambler Benny Binion Built Vegas As We Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Las Vegas is the\ngambling hub of the world. When you look at this Nevada city, it\u2019s hard to\nimagine it hasn\u2019t been there since the dawn of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But not even a\nhundred years back, Las Vegas looked nothing like its modern version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a small settlement before the Hoover Dam construction that started in 1930. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of people came to the area looking for work, creating a perfect environment for what would become Sin City over the next few decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The city, largely populated by men who spent their days working and were looking for something to help them blow off steam in the night, offered many business opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But someone had to get the ball rolling – and that someone was Benny Binion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n