July 7, 2008
Even Statues Sometimes Move
If you don’t think poker is in a transitional time, you’re stupid you should. A sign of this old-timer era being put out to pasture went virtually overlooked at the start of this WSOP or maybe a little before it — I’m not sure and not even the RJ (Las Vegas Review-Journal to you tourists) covered the actual move … but anyhow, yes, in case you didn’t notice, the famous Benny Binion statue has been relocated … from Fremont street downtown to right in front of the escalators at the new equestrian center at South Point Casino:
Seriously, can you believe no one covered this?
photo: Gene Bromberg
