Five years later, Binion shot and killed a rival numbers operator, Ben Frieden. Noble was a pilot, and in 1951 a police officer caught Noble rigging an airplane with two large bombs, one high explosive and one incendiary. Binion denied responsibility for the eventfulness of Noble's final years, and particularly for the death of Noble's wife. By then a reform administration had encouraged Binion to leave Dallas, and he settled in Las Vegas. The split was over Binion's desire to increase the limit on the size of bets the house would accept.
Most gamblers use some sort of system.
The house limit made it harder to do. Some in the industry didn't go along willingly. It was one of the few times on record that Benny backed down. He had no doubt Berman would try to make good his threat, and Binion did not want another gang war. Gamblers who felt like going higher could do so, as long as they did it on the first bet.