Overview
- The scripted series draws on Doug J. Swanson’s 2014 non-fiction book about the Texas-born casino boss credited with launching the World Series of Poker.
- MGM Television is attached alongside Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and Cole Hauser’s American Outlaw Entertainment.
- Executive producers include Stallone, D. Matt Geller, Hauser, Randall Batinkoff and Jai Stefan.
- Producers describe a gritty, character-driven prestige drama tracing Binion’s path from Fort Worth hustler to Las Vegas power broker.
- Stallone and Hauser issued statements praising the source material and highlighting Hauser’s fit for the role as the team assembles creative leadership.