Matthew Modine at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair Party at the State Supreme Courthouse. New York City, USA - 22.04.08

Binion - heir to the Binion Horseshoe Casino fortune - was found dead, aged 54, in his Sin City home in 1998, after suffering a drug overdose.

His death was initially treated as suicide, but his partner Sandy Murphy and her lover Rick Tabish were later arrested for murder - after Tabish was discovered attempting to unearth a secret buried desert vault containing tens of millions of dollars in silver bullion money and casino chips.

They were tried, convicted and jailed, but later cleared of murder by a second trial; instead being found guilty of lesser charges of burglary.

Full Metal Jacket star Modine will play Binion, while American Pie star Suvari will play Murphy in TV movie Sex + Lies in Sin City. The film will premiere on U.S. TV's Lifetime network in September (08).

Source: WENN