Sylvester Stallone & Yellowstone Star Set New Western Crime Series Adaptation

A new prestige television series titled Blood Aces is currently in development, focusing on the volatile life of Benny Binion, the Texas gangster who founded the World Series of Poker. Actor Cole Hauser is set to portray the legendary criminal and casino mogul, while Sylvester Stallone will serve as an executive producer for the MGM Television project. The show adapts a 2014 biography by Doug J. Swanson, tracing Binion’s transformation from a Prohibition-era outlaw in Dallas to a pioneering figure in Las Vegas gambling. By highlighting Binion's ruthless ambition and his creation of the Horseshoe Casino, the series aims to capitalize on the modern popularity of gritty Western dramas. This production explores the moral ambiguity of a man who blended frontier violence with innovative business tactics to build a lasting gaming empire.