Casino History
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Assaults
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Extortion
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Murder / Killing
Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting
Gambling History
Gaming History
Horseshoe Club / Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel (Las Vegas, NV)
It Really Happened
John "Johnny" W. Hicks
Las Vegas--Nevada
Nevada
Thunderbird (Las Vegas, NV)
United States
Dangerous Liaisons in Sin City
1972-1977 A $25,000 ($146,000 today) offer for the murder of 27-year-old John “Johnny” W. Hicks had been circulated, it was rumored throughout Las Vegas in mid-1972. The son of Marion B. Hicks, previous owner of…