Tomorrow, Thursday, will mark 10 Weeks until the annual convention.

As a countdown, beginning tomorrow, I will post selections from my Million Dollar Display collection.

I will do this each Thursday for the 10 weeks leading up to the convention.

As many of you know, I have been collecting any and all items concerning the Million Dollar display from the Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas.

I have over 250 different pieces, and will show many of them over the next 10 weeks.

I have been asked several times "Why do you collect items from the Million Dollar Display?

My answer is two-fold. First, the Horseshoe has always had special meaning to me. It used to be my favorite casino to play in, and being a poker player, I have always enjoyed its rich history.

The second reason has to do with my beloved grandmother, who passed away on Thanksgiving day in 1995.

She taught me how to play cards and hosted several weekly card games at her house from the 1950's through the 1980's. Besides variations of poker, she used to love playing pan, spite and malice, gin, and blackjack. She loved Las Vegas as much as anyone I ever met. When she passed away, I was given a box of photos, and it included one taken of her at the Million Dollar Display, sometime in the late 1960's, or possibly early 1970's. That is what really gave me the idea to collect Million Dollar Display items, in her honor.

Thank you to all who have sold and/or traded me items through the years and have shown interest in my collection.

I hope you find these Posts interesting.

As a teaser for the beginning of the countdown tomorrow..Benny Binion's business card..