He's also, technically, the first "Robin Hood of Poker."
In case you were thinking, “but I always thought the Robin Hood of Poker is Barry Greenstein," it is. But that’s a different story. And Billy Baxter was first.
Heads-up Versus the IRS
I fought the law and I won – The Dead Kennedys, 1986
When Billy Baxter left the court of Reno/Nevada in 1986 with a big smile on his face, he had accomplished something unique.
He had won a trial against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the highest government agency responsible for the collection of taxes.