The Horseshoe brand was used for several casino properties owned by the Binion family members. His daughter, Becky (later Becky Binion Behnen), managed the kitchen. His sons, Jack Binion and Ted Binion, supervised the games. His wife Teddy Jane managed the casino cage until her death in 1994. The casino was also very egalitarian there were no private pits for high rollers.īinion's entire family was involved in the casino. Unlike other casinos, the emphasis at Binion's was on gambling, not on big performing acts. Ultimately, Binion's raised the table limit to $10,000 and even eliminated table limits completely at times, which was an immediate hit. When he first opened the Horseshoe, he set the craps table limit at $500-ten times higher than any other casino in Las Vegas at the time. As of 2008 it is owned by TLC Corporation and runs under the name Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel.īinion also instituted high table limits. The property is still open, but Harrahs owns the The Horseshoe brand name. Binion's Horseshoe was where the World Series of Poker was founded. The casino was named for its founder, Benny Binion and had 366 rooms, three restaurants and a rooftop pool.
Binion's Horseshoe, also known as the Horseshoe Casino or simply The Horseshoe, was a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on what is now the Fremont Street Experience.
