Sylvester Stallone and Yellowstone star Cole Hauser are joining forces for a new gritty television project. The upcoming series, in

development with MGM Television, promises to explore the rise of a larger-than-life figure tied to the early days of Las Vegas and the high-stakes world that came with it.

 

 

MGM Television is developing Blood Aces, a series adaptation of Doug J. Swanson’s nonfiction book Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker, according to Deadline.

The project is a collaboration between Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, Cole Hauser’s American Outlaw Entertainment, and MGM Television. Hauser will play Benny Binion, a Fort Worth hustler who became a Las Vegas casino mogul and founded the World Series of Poker.

Published in 2014, Swanson’s book traces Binion’s path from Texas horse trader to mob-connected casino owner. It includes government documents that were once classified. The series will show his violent tactics, legal manipulation, and influence on modern poker. Producers are currently meeting with potential showrunners.

Sylvester Stallone stated, “Douglas J. Swanson’s book captures the incredible life of Benny Binion, a New West icon who was a conduit connecting many worlds, some glamorous, some dangerous, some shady, but all intriguing, while helping to build the foundation for both Las Vegas as we know it and the explosive worldwide popularity of poker.”

Cole Hauser said, “Benny Binion is one of the great Western American characters and success stories of the 20th century, loaded with ambition, vision, balls, and like all controversial characters, many flaws. His legacy is undeniable. How he built it is an incredible story which we can’t wait to tell.”

Executive producers include Stallone and D. Matt Geller for Balboa Productions, Hauser and Randall Batinkoff for American Outlaw Entertainment, and Jai Stefan. MGM Television’s Head of Scripted Series Lindsay Sloane noted, “This project brings together bold, cinematic storytelling and a deeply compelling central performance to explore the origins of modern poker and the high-stakes world that shaped it.”

Sylvester Stallone and Yellowstone star Cole Hauser are joining forces for a new gritty television project. The upcoming series, in development with MGM Television, promises to explore the rise of a larger-than-life figure tied to the early days of Las Vegas and the high-stakes world that came with it.

MGM Television is developing Blood Aces, a series adaptation of Doug J. Swanson’s nonfiction book Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker, according to Deadline.

The project is a collaboration between Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, Cole Hauser’s American Outlaw Entertainment, and MGM Television. Hauser will play Benny Binion, a Fort Worth hustler who became a Las Vegas casino mogul and founded the World Series of Poker.

Published in 2014, Swanson’s book traces Binion’s path from Texas horse trader to mob-connected casino owner. It includes government documents that were once classified. The series will show his violent tactics, legal manipulation, and influence on modern poker. Producers are currently meeting with potential showrunners.

Sylvester Stallone stated, “Douglas J. Swanson’s book captures the incredible life of Benny Binion, a New West icon who was a conduit connecting many worlds, some glamorous, some dangerous, some shady, but all intriguing, while helping to build the foundation for both Las Vegas as we know it and the explosive worldwide popularity of poker.”

Cole Hauser said, “Benny Binion is one of the great Western American characters and success stories of the 20th century, loaded with ambition, vision, balls, and like all controversial characters, many flaws. His legacy is undeniable. How he built it is an incredible story which we can’t wait to tell.”

Executive producers include Stallone and D. Matt Geller for Balboa Productions, Hauser and Randall Batinkoff for American Outlaw Entertainment, and Jai Stefan. MGM Television’s Head of Scripted Series Lindsay Sloane noted, “This project brings together bold, cinematic storytelling and a deeply compelling central performance to explore the origins of modern poker and the high-stakes world that shaped it.”