South Point in Las Vegas to Host Benny Binion Shootout Tournament this Summer 3 Min read South Point, a card room just south of the Las Vegas Strip, will honor a gambling icon with a $256,000 guaranteed poker tournament this summer. The $2,200 buy-in Benny Binion Summer Shootout takes place from June 10 to June 12 and adds another exciting event to the already stacked Las Vegas summer poker schedule. Benny Binion is one of Las Vegas’ most iconic figures. (Image: Las Vegas Sun) Binion, who died in 1989, opened the famous Binion’s Horseshoe and Casino in Downtown, Las Vegas 70 years ago. The legendary casino was home to the World Series of Poker until 2005 when it moved to the Rio.