Binion's: Casino Tour, Steaks at the Top, & Ghosts in the Hotel!

Dale McKenzie
Dale McKenzie
27.5 هزار بار بازدید - 2 سال پیش - What could be more representative
What could be more representative of the early days of Las Vegas gaming than Binion's Horseshoe, and Benny Binion himself?  In today's adventure, we are going to visit the current version of Binion's - the Gambling Hall & Hotel as it's known - and talk a bit of history as well.  We will tour the casino, peek at the restaurants, talk ghosts at the Hotel Apache, do lunch at Whiskey Licker Up and dinner at the fabulous Top of Binion's Steakhouse - all in 22 minutes!  Ohh those 24th floor views, and that aged-40-days Angus beef...It is not to be missed, so join us for all the fun Riiight Now.

The Top of Binion's Steakhouse segment begins at 10:25

To find out more about Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel (including Hotel Apache and Top of Binion's Steakhouse):
http://www.binions.com
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PHOTO CREDITS:

The photo of Benny Binion being interviewed by CBS is courtesy of Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_B...
Benny Binion at the 1979 World Series of Poker. This image is part of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Special Collections on the World Series of Poker [1]. Permission was given by David Schwartz, coordinator of the Gaming Studies Research Center, to use any materials from this site in accordance with the GFDL.
CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

The photo of Benny Binion and his daughter with the million dollar display is courtesy of Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_B...
This image is part of University of Nevada at Las Vegas Special Collections on the World Series of Poker. Permission was given by David G. Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research, to use any materials from this site in accordance with the GFDL.
http://gaming.unlv.edu/WSOP/Binionpho..., GFDL,  
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Several photos were taken from the following books:

Blood Aces
By Doug J. Swanson
Copyright 2014
- Photo of Benny Binion in the cowboy hat
- Photo of World Series of Poker table
- Photo of Benny Binion and the Statue on Horseback

Fabulous Las Vegas in the 50s: Glitz, Glamour, & Games
By Fred E. Basten and Charles Phoenix
Copyright 1999
- Color photo of The Mint and Fremont Street, circa 1958

Las Vegas Then and Now
By Su Kim Chung
Copyright 2002
- B&W photo of Golden Nugget, Hotel Apache, Eldorado Club, circa 1950s
- Color photo of Golden Nugget & Binion’s, 50 years later
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Credit for the opening segment  goes to Trent Rentsch - thank you Trent! Contact him at [email protected].
The drone shot of the Lake at Lorenzi Park is by Count Chris, courtesy of pixabay.com.

Songs from the YouTube Audio Library featured in this video:  
- Love or Lust
- Tiptoe_Out_the_Back
- Touching Moment

Songs and clips from the Epidemic Sound Audio Library:
ES_Endless Pt. 1 - Peter Sandberg
ES_Bill Me - Ritchie Everett
ES_Mall Crowd - SFX Producer
ES_Light Dance - Ennio Mano
ES_The One - Ritchie Everett
ES_Spring Blossoms - Ennio Mano
ES_At the Bar Again - Franz Gordon
ES_Restaurant Crowd 2 - SFX Producer
ES_Western Story - Marc Torch
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Cinematography: Dale McKenzie, Paula McKenzie  
Editing, Voiceover, Post-Production: Dale McKenzie, Final Cut Pro X  
Script, Research: Paula McKenzie  
Cameras & Gear: iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max in 4K video; Lumix G9 in 4K video for the intro/outro; sound by Rode Wireless GO
2 سال پیش در تاریخ 1401/04/26 منتشر شده است.
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