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"1998 World Series of Poker" ESPN produced, 1998
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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"Inside the World Series of Poker 2001", Discovery Channel, 2001
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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Williams, Inas Eleanor
Inas Eleanor Williams (née Koon) was born on January 25, 1936. Inas married Earnest Williams on December 27, 1959, and they had four children: Teresa, Ernestine, Suzanne, and Warren.
Williams worked as an AT&T telephone operator; in Veterans administration; at WoolCo; at Woolworth; and in the Count Room at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Inas Eleanor Williams passed away on June 6, 2015. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208592285/inas-williams
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Downs, Sheree L., 1956-
Born on April 2, 1956, Sheree Downs worked as a concert photographer for the vocal trio the Lettermen from 1976 to 1978. The Lettermen performed at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada twice a year during that time, and Downs accompanied them on these trips. She made personal visits to Las Vegas after she stopped working for the singing group, during which she documented the landscape through the eyes of a visitor. As of 2020, Sheree Downs lives in Colorado.
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Williams, Mary Louise, 1926-
Mary Louise Williams was born on October 20, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to Carrie Randolph and Tom Forte. She was musically trained and first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955 to work at the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino. Even though as a dancer she worked frequently in Las Vegas and visited the city many times, she didn't move to Las Vegas until her retirement from her career in social work and teaching in New York.
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Early, Charles Alvin, Jr., 1924-2012
Charles Alvin (Tod) Early Jr. was born in Yerington, Nevada and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He started Central Credit Inc., the first credit check company for casinos to check credit worthiness of gamblers. He later sold the company to Chilton Corporation. He passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9, 2012.
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Muscelli, Emilio
Emilio Muscelli was born in Italy, moved to America in 1948, and landed a job at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City, New York. His boss Jack Entratter, brought Muscelli to Las Vegas, Nevada when he opened the Sands Hotel and Casino in 1952. Emilio worked as a maitre d' for many years, mostly at the Sands. He was friends with Bobby Darren and Cary Grant and met many other celebrities.
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Stearns, Dave
Dave Stearns was a gambler and entrepreneur who owned and operated several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Sam Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.
Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.
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Stearns, Sam
Sam Stearns was an owner-operator of several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Dave Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.
Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.
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Williams, Inas Eleanor
Inas Eleanor Williams (née Koon) was born on January 25, 1936. Inas married Earnest Williams on December 27, 1959, and they had four children: Teresa, Ernestine, Suzanne, and Warren.
Williams worked as an AT&T telephone operator; in Veterans administration; at WoolCo; at Woolworth; and in the Count Room at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Inas Eleanor Williams passed away on June 6, 2015. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208592285/inas-williams
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