Casino Chip of the Day
November 19th, 2018 at 2:29:52 PM
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I really like the design too but I don’t remember what colour the other chips were.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 19th, 2018 at 4:01:05 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Las Vegas Sun Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Las Vegas Sun Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. This casino was quite large but definitely not Las Vegas worthy! I lost $100 here very quickly, who knew guessing baccarat outcomes could be so difficult? It was probably just because it was dead in the casino but the chip runners sat at the table and watched me play. I probably found this annoying because I was losing but even if I was winning I think I still wouldn't want an audience.
One cool thing about Las Vegas Sun was they had a giant room where they sorted the cards and they had a massive window where you could watch them work from the main gaming floor. I might have taken some pictures and gotten yelled at for it... I got used to playing the dumb tourist when I took pictures in casinos.
The chip is much more worn out then yesterday's chip. The chip is neon yellow with 15 neon orange edge inserts, 10 rectangles and 5 triangles. The centre inlay looks like it might have started as white but it definitely isn't anymore. The centre inlay has 4 orange inserts which is an interesting touch that I don't think I have seen before. The casino name and the denomination are in black.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Las Vegas Sun Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Las Vegas Sun Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. This casino was quite large but definitely not Las Vegas worthy! I lost $100 here very quickly, who knew guessing baccarat outcomes could be so difficult? It was probably just because it was dead in the casino but the chip runners sat at the table and watched me play. I probably found this annoying because I was losing but even if I was winning I think I still wouldn't want an audience.
One cool thing about Las Vegas Sun was they had a giant room where they sorted the cards and they had a massive window where you could watch them work from the main gaming floor. I might have taken some pictures and gotten yelled at for it... I got used to playing the dumb tourist when I took pictures in casinos.
The chip is much more worn out then yesterday's chip. The chip is neon yellow with 15 neon orange edge inserts, 10 rectangles and 5 triangles. The centre inlay looks like it might have started as white but it definitely isn't anymore. The centre inlay has 4 orange inserts which is an interesting touch that I don't think I have seen before. The casino name and the denomination are in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 19th, 2018 at 7:02:27 PM
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Maybe they need a Casino Bavet on the strip in Paradise, NV. Whaddaya think?
;-)
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November 20th, 2018 at 10:27:22 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Golden Galaxy Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Golden Galaxy Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. Golden Galaxy Casino looked brand new if not very close to new. This was easily one of the nicer casinos in Bavet and they actually had a BJ table that they happily opened up for me when I asked. I won $41 playing $10 BJ before I decided to keep moving as the day was going to be a long one still. While I was playing they offered me food and when I said no thank you they offered me fruit which I turned down again because I was still full from lunch. They seemed worried why I wasn't taking their food.
The chip is a beautiful colour mix. The chip is light orange with 12 red edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino logo in gold (not a hot stamp) and the bottom half of the inlay is covered in gold stars. The casino name and the denomination are in black.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Golden Galaxy Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Golden Galaxy Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. Golden Galaxy Casino looked brand new if not very close to new. This was easily one of the nicer casinos in Bavet and they actually had a BJ table that they happily opened up for me when I asked. I won $41 playing $10 BJ before I decided to keep moving as the day was going to be a long one still. While I was playing they offered me food and when I said no thank you they offered me fruit which I turned down again because I was still full from lunch. They seemed worried why I wasn't taking their food.
The chip is a beautiful colour mix. The chip is light orange with 12 red edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino logo in gold (not a hot stamp) and the bottom half of the inlay is covered in gold stars. The casino name and the denomination are in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 21st, 2018 at 9:50:43 AM
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Quote: DocMaybe they need a Casino Bavet on the strip in Paradise, NV. Whaddaya think?
;-)
Nah, I think they should open a newspaper. hehe
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
November 21st, 2018 at 9:20:02 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Titan King Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Titan King Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. After I left Golden Galaxy Casino I walked across the street and started back to towards the border. I figured this was the easiest way to get to each casino in the least amount of time. I arrived at Titan King Casino and found the BJ table which they happily opened for me. I played for one shoe and won $42 after being down $50 or so. At one point in the shoe I got 2 BJ’s in a row and tipped the dealer, she said thank you but looked confused what to do. She had no tip box and I got the impression players don’t tip very often.
The chip is an odd one. The casino is called Titan King but the chip says Caesar International hotel casino on it. These chips were definitely created for this casino though as one side of the chip has a picture of the outside of the casino and the other side has the Titan King logo. Very confusing I know. The chip is red with 6 pink/light pink/pink edge inserts. The denomination is in pink around the inlay 4 times. The centre inlay is light pink on the bottom with the casino above it. The opposite side's inlay is white with the logo in gold and the denomination in gold with a black trim.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Titan King Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Titan King Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. After I left Golden Galaxy Casino I walked across the street and started back to towards the border. I figured this was the easiest way to get to each casino in the least amount of time. I arrived at Titan King Casino and found the BJ table which they happily opened for me. I played for one shoe and won $42 after being down $50 or so. At one point in the shoe I got 2 BJ’s in a row and tipped the dealer, she said thank you but looked confused what to do. She had no tip box and I got the impression players don’t tip very often.
The chip is an odd one. The casino is called Titan King but the chip says Caesar International hotel casino on it. These chips were definitely created for this casino though as one side of the chip has a picture of the outside of the casino and the other side has the Titan King logo. Very confusing I know. The chip is red with 6 pink/light pink/pink edge inserts. The denomination is in pink around the inlay 4 times. The centre inlay is light pink on the bottom with the casino above it. The opposite side's inlay is white with the logo in gold and the denomination in gold with a black trim.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 22nd, 2018 at 7:31:21 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderThe casino is called Titan King but the chip says Caesar International hotel casino on it.
Is this "explanation" plausible?
The casino was originally named "Caesar International Hotel Casino" or something reasonably close to that. Then there was perhaps some degree of pressure -- legal, economic, or other -- imposed by the owners of Caesars Palace, under whatever name the corporation was operating at the time. The casino in Bavet changed the sign on the building but kept using the old chips, which we have seen happen at other places.
Would you buy that tale?
November 22nd, 2018 at 9:20:52 AM
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It is an excellent theory but I debunked it in less than 2 minutes lol. Sorry.
$100m casino to open near Vietnam border
Soeun Say
Publication date 15 February 2010 | 08:00 ICT
A NEW US$100 million casino is set to open near the Cambodia-Vietnam border at the end of this month, its owner has told the Post.
The four-star, eight-storey Titan King Resort and Casino has been built on 6 hectares of land in Bavet City, Svay Rieng province, about a kilometre from the international border with Vietnam and will be inaugurated at the end of the month, said owner Kith Thieng, vice president of the Royal Group and brother to its president, Kith Meng.
Full article: https://m.phnompenhpost.com/business/100m-casino-open-near-vietnam-border
$100m casino to open near Vietnam border
Soeun Say
Publication date 15 February 2010 | 08:00 ICT
A NEW US$100 million casino is set to open near the Cambodia-Vietnam border at the end of this month, its owner has told the Post.
The four-star, eight-storey Titan King Resort and Casino has been built on 6 hectares of land in Bavet City, Svay Rieng province, about a kilometre from the international border with Vietnam and will be inaugurated at the end of the month, said owner Kith Thieng, vice president of the Royal Group and brother to its president, Kith Meng.
Full article: https://m.phnompenhpost.com/business/100m-casino-open-near-vietnam-border
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 23rd, 2018 at 7:18:00 AM
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Quote: phnompenhpost.com,,,Cambodia’s border casinos – mostly at Poipet on the Thai side and Bavet next to Vietnam – have seen profits slump since the economic crisis hit the Kingdom. Ministry of Finance revenues from gaming tax were down between 7 and 8 percent last year to about US$17.5 million, Ros Phearun, deputy director of the ministry’s Department of Finance Industry, said Thursday.
King’s Crown Casino and Hotel in Bavet and Caesar Casino and Hotel in Poipet both closed last year due to the downturn, he added…
From the timeline in the 2010 article above, the property on the chip was closed in 2009. Since the lion logo on the chip appears to be the same as the corporate owner of the Titan King, my guess is that they are reusing the assets from their own closed casinos.
For a 10 year old chip, it looks great. On the other hand, how did the photo of the Titan King property get on the chip? Did the shuttered Caesars in Poipet have similar architecture?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
November 26th, 2018 at 8:06:24 PM
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Honestly I couldn't tell you as until now I didn't know that there was a closed Caesar in Poipet.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 26th, 2018 at 8:52:43 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: New World Casino
Today's chip of the day is from New World Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. As I walked back toward the border I almost skipped this casino as the property is gated and looks closed. I decided to take a closer look as I saw a couple of cars, turns out there are two fully functioning casinos, one that the tables only use cash and then the one I found after playing a little that uses chips. I won $3 playing baccarat and kept a $5 chip because the $1 chips were so faded that they were just red.
The chip is grey with 16 turquoise edge inserts and 4 turquoise "5's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the world casino logo in silver and all the writing in black.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: New World Casino
Today's chip of the day is from New World Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. As I walked back toward the border I almost skipped this casino as the property is gated and looks closed. I decided to take a closer look as I saw a couple of cars, turns out there are two fully functioning casinos, one that the tables only use cash and then the one I found after playing a little that uses chips. I won $3 playing baccarat and kept a $5 chip because the $1 chips were so faded that they were just red.
The chip is grey with 16 turquoise edge inserts and 4 turquoise "5's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the world casino logo in silver and all the writing in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 26th, 2018 at 9:47:06 PM
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I have been lazily planning for my trip to South America and I am finding it very difficult to make a list of casinos to visit. It’s coming along but the lack of information available is annoying beyond belief. I’m basically using a bunch of different sites and cross referencing the information that I find. Even with all of this work I’m almost certain my lists are incomplete or wrong.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 27th, 2018 at 7:44:39 AM
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For some reason, I am having difficulty comprehending a casino that simultaneously (1) is located in Cambodia, (2) is named "New World", and (3) has that particular version of a world map as its logo. Am I missing something?
Now if the casino were located in the Bahamas or even Haiti or the Dominican Republic, that would be different.
Now if the casino were located in the Bahamas or even Haiti or the Dominican Republic, that would be different.
November 27th, 2018 at 9:07:41 AM
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In my time in Cambodia I learned an important rule... don’t question things in Cambodia. This rule makes life simpler.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 27th, 2018 at 9:23:12 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Le Macau Casino
I left Asia 229 days ago and this is finally my last chip that I am posting from Asia. Granted I was out of town for almost 2 months of that but mostly I am just lazy! After this I have one chip from the US and then I will start my Europe chips if that is ok with Doc.
Today's chip of the day is from Le Macau Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. At Le Macau they have a cash casino and a chip casino. One interesting thing is that at the cash table a $5 BJ pays $7 USD and 10,000 Dong which means that BJ doesn’t pay 3-2, it pays 119-80. Yes I’m a nerd. I lost a whopping $4 after 1.5 shoes and called it quits. They shuffled the cards using a tiny shuffler like one you’d buy at Wal Mart, I was amused. The dealers and pit bosses really liked me and were quite chatty. I got the impression that they don't see white people very often in the casinos, now that I think about it I don't remember seeing anything but Asians in the Bavet casinos.
The chip is red with 16 yellow edge inserts and 4 yellow "5's" around the inlay. This is the same style of chip that I posted yesterday just in a different colour. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in black and the denomination in red. The picture looks to be of Chinese house but on the casino site the logo is a lion.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Le Macau Casino
I left Asia 229 days ago and this is finally my last chip that I am posting from Asia. Granted I was out of town for almost 2 months of that but mostly I am just lazy! After this I have one chip from the US and then I will start my Europe chips if that is ok with Doc.
Today's chip of the day is from Le Macau Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. At Le Macau they have a cash casino and a chip casino. One interesting thing is that at the cash table a $5 BJ pays $7 USD and 10,000 Dong which means that BJ doesn’t pay 3-2, it pays 119-80. Yes I’m a nerd. I lost a whopping $4 after 1.5 shoes and called it quits. They shuffled the cards using a tiny shuffler like one you’d buy at Wal Mart, I was amused. The dealers and pit bosses really liked me and were quite chatty. I got the impression that they don't see white people very often in the casinos, now that I think about it I don't remember seeing anything but Asians in the Bavet casinos.
The chip is red with 16 yellow edge inserts and 4 yellow "5's" around the inlay. This is the same style of chip that I posted yesterday just in a different colour. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in black and the denomination in red. The picture looks to be of Chinese house but on the casino site the logo is a lion.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 28th, 2018 at 10:05:35 AM
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State: Minnesota
City: Prior Lake
Casino: Little Six Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Little Six Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota. A little history, Little Six Casino opened in 1982 under the Shakopee (I found a couple different names but I am going with this one) Tribe. When they opened they had their own chips but when the tribe opened Mystic Lake Casino down the street 10 years later both casinos eventually used the Mystic Lake chips which I collected almost a decade ago. I have never been able to collect a Little Six chip until now. They recently issued these new chips for both casinos which show both casino names. I collected one from Little Six Casino during a summer visit to Minneapolis.
The chip is white with 3 blue/magenta/blue edge inserts. Both casino names appear in blue around the centre inlay of the chip. The centre inlay is holographic (I think that is the right word?) with a magenta teepee and the denomination in white.
City: Prior Lake
Casino: Little Six Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Little Six Casino in Prior Lake, Minnesota. A little history, Little Six Casino opened in 1982 under the Shakopee (I found a couple different names but I am going with this one) Tribe. When they opened they had their own chips but when the tribe opened Mystic Lake Casino down the street 10 years later both casinos eventually used the Mystic Lake chips which I collected almost a decade ago. I have never been able to collect a Little Six chip until now. They recently issued these new chips for both casinos which show both casino names. I collected one from Little Six Casino during a summer visit to Minneapolis.
The chip is white with 3 blue/magenta/blue edge inserts. Both casino names appear in blue around the centre inlay of the chip. The centre inlay is holographic (I think that is the right word?) with a magenta teepee and the denomination in white.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 28th, 2018 at 11:19:14 AM
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That's fine by me. I'm posting from my phone now, but I'll update the index with your latest two chips when I get to my computer. Posting your chips from Europe will give me time to complete my trip to Las Vegas and add a few more chips to the collection before I start posting chips again myself.Quote: PokerGrinderAfter this I have one chip from the US and then I will start my Europe chips if that is ok with Doc.
December 13th, 2018 at 7:58:05 PM
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I have finished cleaning my chips and I am currently taking the pictures. I will upload them shortly and make a chip post.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 13th, 2018 at 8:46:43 PM
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Two of my chips are the same and therefore I won’t be posting them. The first is my chip from Casino Monte Carlo which is the same £5 chip Doc posted. Also my Grosvenor purple chip which I collected at The Rialto Grosvenor Casino is the same one that Doc posted from the Grosvenor Casino in Southampton, England.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 13th, 2018 at 9:50:35 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderThe first is my chip from Casino Monte Carlo which is the same £5 chip Doc posted.
Except that mine was a €5 chip, not £5.
Aren't currency denominations a pain when you travel to distant lands? It's so much easier in the states where you can travel for thousands of miles (and even more kilometers) and mostly deal in $.
BTW, I did pick up a Terrible's chip in Jean, NV last week while visiting Las Vegas. I'll include it in my set of chip postings the next time that it is my turn to post chips in this thread.
December 13th, 2018 at 9:51:59 PM
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I even thought about which one to use and I thought I got it right, oh well lol. My chip that I am about to post is in Canadian dollars so that is easy!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 13th, 2018 at 10:30:08 PM
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Category: Canada
City: Toronto, Ontario
Casino: Casino Woodbine
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Woodbine in Toronto, Ontario. I first visited this casino back in 2012 and sadly found out that they had only slots and electronic blackjack. Recently they added table games so I had a reason to return to this racetrack/casino. I had a 5 hour layover in Toronto on my way home from London, England in October so like I did with my layover in Vancouver early this year from Asia I went out in search of a new chip to add to my collection. After being quoted anywhere from $35-$50 from taxis and private cars I debated not leaving the airport. I then decided to download Uber to see if Toronto had it, they did! I was quoted $20 for a ride so I ordered one.
I arrived at the casino, checked my backpack at coat check and headed into the casino. The table games are upstairs and the slots are down stairs. The casino's website lists 100 table games, 3500+ slots, 220+ e-tables (I assume seats at the e-tables) and 100+ seats in their stadium gaming. The minimum bets on table games were the highest I have ever seen. All games were $50 minimum except some of the carnival poker games where multiple bets are made before each hand and those were $25 minimum. Clearly they can offer those stakes as every table was jam packed. I found a seat at casino war and played a few hands, I lost $10 in the process while collecting my chip.
I called another Uber, grabbed my backpack and headed back to the airport. This turned out to not be one of my cheaper acquisitions but also far from my most expensive. The bright side is it saves me a trip to Toronto as I would have attempted to collect this chip on a later road trip most likely.
The chip is very plain. The chip is a white RHC with 4 light brown edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in brown. The denomination and location are black.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Casino: Casino Woodbine
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Woodbine in Toronto, Ontario. I first visited this casino back in 2012 and sadly found out that they had only slots and electronic blackjack. Recently they added table games so I had a reason to return to this racetrack/casino. I had a 5 hour layover in Toronto on my way home from London, England in October so like I did with my layover in Vancouver early this year from Asia I went out in search of a new chip to add to my collection. After being quoted anywhere from $35-$50 from taxis and private cars I debated not leaving the airport. I then decided to download Uber to see if Toronto had it, they did! I was quoted $20 for a ride so I ordered one.
I arrived at the casino, checked my backpack at coat check and headed into the casino. The table games are upstairs and the slots are down stairs. The casino's website lists 100 table games, 3500+ slots, 220+ e-tables (I assume seats at the e-tables) and 100+ seats in their stadium gaming. The minimum bets on table games were the highest I have ever seen. All games were $50 minimum except some of the carnival poker games where multiple bets are made before each hand and those were $25 minimum. Clearly they can offer those stakes as every table was jam packed. I found a seat at casino war and played a few hands, I lost $10 in the process while collecting my chip.
I called another Uber, grabbed my backpack and headed back to the airport. This turned out to not be one of my cheaper acquisitions but also far from my most expensive. The bright side is it saves me a trip to Toronto as I would have attempted to collect this chip on a later road trip most likely.
The chip is very plain. The chip is a white RHC with 4 light brown edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in brown. The denomination and location are black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 13th, 2018 at 10:38:44 PM
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I just updated my casino chip list and my trip to South America in January will put my collection over 800 chips. and it will put this thread over 1200 chips when I finish posting them in 2024 give or take a year.
Edit: Actually between my Europe chips and Doc's new chips we will be over 1200 chips by the time I start my SA chips.
Edit: Actually between my Europe chips and Doc's new chips we will be over 1200 chips by the time I start my SA chips.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 13th, 2018 at 11:49:05 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Canada
City: Toronto, Ontario
Casino: Casino Woodbine
Do the hats and canes look backward to you? It’s been so long since I’ve seen a Paulson, that I don’t recall if most of the canes were higher on the left or right of each hat.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 14th, 2018 at 7:24:58 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaQuote: PokerGrinderCategory: Canada
City: Toronto, Ontario
Casino: Casino Woodbine
Do the hats and canes look backward to you? It’s been so long since I’ve seen a Paulson, that I don’t recall if most of the canes were higher on the left or right of each hat.
Oddly enough, there seem to be 2 left-high handles and 6 right-high handles on the imprint. Is that usual?
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
December 14th, 2018 at 9:09:24 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsQuote: AyecarumbaQuote: PokerGrinderCategory: Canada
City: Toronto, Ontario
Casino: Casino Woodbine
Do the hats and canes look backward to you? It’s been so long since I’ve seen a Paulson, that I don’t recall if most of the canes were higher on the left or right of each hat.
Oddly enough, there seem to be 2 left-high handles and 6 right-high handles on the imprint. Is that usual?
Supposedly, any combination is possible in order to make each casino's chips unique. However, I don't recall seeing so many "right-high" handles on a chip before. I tried to spot check a few images in the thread, but only ran into a few Chipco images, then I used up my allotted time re-reading about RDW's adventures in sketchy California poker rooms...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 14th, 2018 at 6:32:24 PM
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I think this is the typical layout for the Paulson RHC chip -- when viewed with the brim of the hat at the bottom, six of the images have the cane handle on the right, while the other two are 180° apart and have the cane handle on the left.
I think it has been quite a while, since I have posted a chip in this thread, but PG has given me the opportunity. I visited Casino Woodbine (which I will be indexing just as "Woodbine") on October 23, 2018. I played $15-minimum Caribbean Stud (a game I had never played before) and threw away CA$100. (So what is the proper way to indicate Canadian dollars?)
I never touched a $1 chip in the casino, so I kept a $5 chip as a souvenir. With the size of these edge inserts, its hard to know whether to call it a red chip with three blue edge inserts or the other way around. The center inlay is similar to that on PG's chip, except for the denomination and the color of the word Woodbine, and the eight molded hat & cane logos are the same. The UV image shows that instead of the typical hidden hat and cane logo fluorescing, here we have the PAULSON name in its place.
As usual for my posts, click on the chip images to see the larger versions.
I think it has been quite a while, since I have posted a chip in this thread, but PG has given me the opportunity. I visited Casino Woodbine (which I will be indexing just as "Woodbine") on October 23, 2018. I played $15-minimum Caribbean Stud (a game I had never played before) and threw away CA$100. (So what is the proper way to indicate Canadian dollars?)
I never touched a $1 chip in the casino, so I kept a $5 chip as a souvenir. With the size of these edge inserts, its hard to know whether to call it a red chip with three blue edge inserts or the other way around. The center inlay is similar to that on PG's chip, except for the denomination and the color of the word Woodbine, and the eight molded hat & cane logos are the same. The UV image shows that instead of the typical hidden hat and cane logo fluorescing, here we have the PAULSON name in its place.
As usual for my posts, click on the chip images to see the larger versions.
December 15th, 2018 at 8:54:04 PM
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Category: Europe
City: Liverpool, England
Casino: Genting Queen Square
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Queen Square Casino in Liverpool, England. I walked over to this casino midday after getting settled into my hostel in Liverpool. I played roulette as nothing else was opening for at least 30 minutes. I played a few spins and lost 17 pounds which included keeping my chip. I noticed that they had chips from their Renshaw St location in Liverpool and the location in Manchester as well, seems weird that they would have a decent amount of chips from another city.
The chip is the standard Genting chip that we will see a lot of as I post my chips from England. The chip is yellow with 6 sets of 3 red edge inserts. The centre inlay is black with the casino name in white and the denomination in the middle of the chip in red.
City: Liverpool, England
Casino: Genting Queen Square
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Queen Square Casino in Liverpool, England. I walked over to this casino midday after getting settled into my hostel in Liverpool. I played roulette as nothing else was opening for at least 30 minutes. I played a few spins and lost 17 pounds which included keeping my chip. I noticed that they had chips from their Renshaw St location in Liverpool and the location in Manchester as well, seems weird that they would have a decent amount of chips from another city.
The chip is the standard Genting chip that we will see a lot of as I post my chips from England. The chip is yellow with 6 sets of 3 red edge inserts. The centre inlay is black with the casino name in white and the denomination in the middle of the chip in red.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 15th, 2018 at 9:25:39 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderThe chip is the standard Genting chip that we will see a lot of as I post my chips from England.
This comment inspired me to update the indexing of my own Genting chip from Southamption -- just listing the casino as "Genting" might be quite inadequate.
With all of the ups and downs of the Brexit effort, I hope nobody is offended that I have indexed this chip from Liverpool, England among the "Europe" category.
December 16th, 2018 at 8:07:41 AM
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No matter what happens with Brexit, England will still be part of the continent of Europe.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 16th, 2018 at 9:32:52 PM
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Category: Europe
City: Liverpool, England
Casino: Genting Renshaw Street
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Casino Renshaw Street in Liverpool, England. I didn't spend much time in this casino as I stopped in at the end of a long Beatles day. I honestly can't even remember what this casino looked like while I'm writing this. From the notes that I have I know that I played a few hands of BJ and left up 4 pounds so that's good I guess.
The chip is the same as yesterday, yellow with 18 red edge inserts. The centre is black with white writing for the casino name and red for the denomination.
City: Liverpool, England
Casino: Genting Renshaw Street
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Casino Renshaw Street in Liverpool, England. I didn't spend much time in this casino as I stopped in at the end of a long Beatles day. I honestly can't even remember what this casino looked like while I'm writing this. From the notes that I have I know that I played a few hands of BJ and left up 4 pounds so that's good I guess.
The chip is the same as yesterday, yellow with 18 red edge inserts. The centre is black with white writing for the casino name and red for the denomination.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 17th, 2018 at 10:29:51 PM
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Category: Europe
City: Birkenhead, England
Casino: Genting Wirral
Today’s chip of the day is from Genting Casino Wirral in Birkenhead, England. This casino is just across the Mercy River in Birkenhead. I took the bus across the water to the casino, the bus took about 15 minutes and it wasn't too hard to figure out with Google Maps. Granted once I got to the right bus stop I had a few hiccups in getting on the correct bus. I got to ride my first double decker bus since arriving in England which was cool. At Genting Wirral I played BJ and won £20 before I headed back to the Liverpool side of the water. The casino was small, roughly the size of the other casinos in Liverpool. They had mostly table games with a few slots mixed in. The casinos in England that I went to were much smaller than the ones in NA.
The chip is... you guessed it! Yellow with 18 red edge inserts and a black centre inlay. How did you guess that so quick? It’s almost like we’ve seen this chip before. The casino name is white and the denomination is red.
Stay tuned for the exciting chip tomorrow, I’ll give you a hint, it looks exactly like today’s chip!
City: Birkenhead, England
Casino: Genting Wirral
Today’s chip of the day is from Genting Casino Wirral in Birkenhead, England. This casino is just across the Mercy River in Birkenhead. I took the bus across the water to the casino, the bus took about 15 minutes and it wasn't too hard to figure out with Google Maps. Granted once I got to the right bus stop I had a few hiccups in getting on the correct bus. I got to ride my first double decker bus since arriving in England which was cool. At Genting Wirral I played BJ and won £20 before I headed back to the Liverpool side of the water. The casino was small, roughly the size of the other casinos in Liverpool. They had mostly table games with a few slots mixed in. The casinos in England that I went to were much smaller than the ones in NA.
The chip is... you guessed it! Yellow with 18 red edge inserts and a black centre inlay. How did you guess that so quick? It’s almost like we’ve seen this chip before. The casino name is white and the denomination is red.
Stay tuned for the exciting chip tomorrow, I’ll give you a hint, it looks exactly like today’s chip!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 18th, 2018 at 8:02:33 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Genting London China Town
Today's chip of the day is from Genting London China Town Casino in London, England. I think I remember this casino (was having trouble remembering) and it was very small. They had 10ish table games and a couple slots. I played 10 minimum BJ and lost 50 pounds plus the MP that they gave me. I didn't stay long as there really wasn't anything to see. The place was pretty empty compared to the other casinos that I visited.
I think you all have figured out that I am posting the Genting chips first which means it is basically the same chip every day. So without further or do... the chip is yellow with 18 red edge inserts, a black centre inlay with the casino name in white and the denomination in red. Anyone care to guess what casino chain tomorrow's chip will be from? You're right, Genting! I promise it will be the last Genting chip from this trip.
City: London, England
Casino: Genting London China Town
Today's chip of the day is from Genting London China Town Casino in London, England. I think I remember this casino (was having trouble remembering) and it was very small. They had 10ish table games and a couple slots. I played 10 minimum BJ and lost 50 pounds plus the MP that they gave me. I didn't stay long as there really wasn't anything to see. The place was pretty empty compared to the other casinos that I visited.
I think you all have figured out that I am posting the Genting chips first which means it is basically the same chip every day. So without further or do... the chip is yellow with 18 red edge inserts, a black centre inlay with the casino name in white and the denomination in red. Anyone care to guess what casino chain tomorrow's chip will be from? You're right, Genting! I promise it will be the last Genting chip from this trip.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 19th, 2018 at 10:54:41 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Genting Cromwell Mint
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Casino Cromwell Mint in London, England. I have absolutely no recollection of this casino! Online I only found pictures of the outside which looks familiar. My TR only says that I lost 100 pounds... so basically that is all I have to share I guess.
The chip is of course yellow with 18 red edge inserts and a black centre inlay. The casino name is white and the denomination is red. Tomorrow the chip will finally be different as I have run out Genting chips to post.
City: London, England
Casino: Genting Cromwell Mint
Today's chip of the day is from Genting Casino Cromwell Mint in London, England. I have absolutely no recollection of this casino! Online I only found pictures of the outside which looks familiar. My TR only says that I lost 100 pounds... so basically that is all I have to share I guess.
The chip is of course yellow with 18 red edge inserts and a black centre inlay. The casino name is white and the denomination is red. Tomorrow the chip will finally be different as I have run out Genting chips to post.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 20th, 2018 at 10:31:30 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Horizons
Today's chip of the day is from Horizons Casino in London, England. This casino, along with a few others is in Leicester Square. Along with the casinos, there are some nicer restaurants and middle of the road food options, ticket booths and some street performers. Horizons Casino takes you down a flight of stairs into a small gambling room that is attached to their steak house. The casino has 10-14 tables and a few slot machines, the gambling area is quite small. I played BJ and lost 100 pounds plus my MP that they gave me for liking them on Facebook. I left after making my donation and headed out in search of more casinos and a bite to eat.
The chip is bright yellow with what I think looks like 8 green edge inserts but MoGH says its grey which I don't agree with. The centre inlay is white with a green (or grey) border.The casino name is black and the denomination is gold with a black border. The chip has a BG symbol on the inlay above the casino name.
City: London, England
Casino: Horizons
Today's chip of the day is from Horizons Casino in London, England. This casino, along with a few others is in Leicester Square. Along with the casinos, there are some nicer restaurants and middle of the road food options, ticket booths and some street performers. Horizons Casino takes you down a flight of stairs into a small gambling room that is attached to their steak house. The casino has 10-14 tables and a few slot machines, the gambling area is quite small. I played BJ and lost 100 pounds plus my MP that they gave me for liking them on Facebook. I left after making my donation and headed out in search of more casinos and a bite to eat.
The chip is bright yellow with what I think looks like 8 green edge inserts but MoGH says its grey which I don't agree with. The centre inlay is white with a green (or grey) border.The casino name is black and the denomination is gold with a black border. The chip has a BG symbol on the inlay above the casino name.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 21st, 2018 at 8:49:31 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: The Casino at the Empire
Today's chip of the day is from The Casino at the Empire in London, England. After I left Horizons I walked next door to Empire Casino (this is the shortened name) to play poker. They had an immediate seat on the 1/2 game and a waiting list for the 2/5 game. I played for about a hour and lost £135, at that point I left as the game sucked and I hadn't moved up at all on the list for the bigger game. Interestingly enough this casino is a Caesars Total Rewards casino, I didn't know they owned any casinos overseas. I found a few Hippodrome chips in the £1 stacks of chips which was quite odd.
I kept a £5 chip instead of a £1 because all the 1's were so worn out that you could barely see the casino name on them. The chip is red with 4 white/black/white edge inserts and a black centre inlay. One side has the casino name and location mostly in white other than "Empire" which is gold. The other side of the chip has just the denomination in gold on the black inlay.
City: London, England
Casino: The Casino at the Empire
Today's chip of the day is from The Casino at the Empire in London, England. After I left Horizons I walked next door to Empire Casino (this is the shortened name) to play poker. They had an immediate seat on the 1/2 game and a waiting list for the 2/5 game. I played for about a hour and lost £135, at that point I left as the game sucked and I hadn't moved up at all on the list for the bigger game. Interestingly enough this casino is a Caesars Total Rewards casino, I didn't know they owned any casinos overseas. I found a few Hippodrome chips in the £1 stacks of chips which was quite odd.
I kept a £5 chip instead of a £1 because all the 1's were so worn out that you could barely see the casino name on them. The chip is red with 4 white/black/white edge inserts and a black centre inlay. One side has the casino name and location mostly in white other than "Empire" which is gold. The other side of the chip has just the denomination in gold on the black inlay.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 22nd, 2018 at 8:08:15 AM
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Thanks for these posts PG. Was Empire solely devoted to poker? If not, what differentiates them from the Horizon next door?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 22nd, 2018 at 8:45:35 AM
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They have a full casino on the main floor and the poker room in the basement. They even have to separate doors at the entrance of the building. The casino had a lot of tables, a couple slots if I remember correctly. They had a bar as well in the casino.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 22nd, 2018 at 9:09:53 AM
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Thanks for fielding my questions PG. Was there free food and drinks for the players? Did they have bad beat or high hand promotions? And most importantly, was there a membership fee at any of the clubs in London that you visited?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 22nd, 2018 at 1:04:04 PM
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For the moment, at least, I have indexed this casino and chip just as "Empire", which is a slightly shortened version of the shortened name that PG noted. Besides, it's the part that is shown in gold on the chip.
If this is improper or offensive in some way, it is not difficult to re-list it as "Casino at the Empire", though I would likely still omit the leading "The". That's the way it is listed in the MoGH Chip Guide.
Edit: Decision revised. "Casino at the Empire" it is.
If this is improper or offensive in some way, it is not difficult to re-list it as "Casino at the Empire", though I would likely still omit the leading "The". That's the way it is listed in the MoGH Chip Guide.
Edit: Decision revised. "Casino at the Empire" it is.
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December 22nd, 2018 at 4:51:46 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaThanks for fielding my questions PG. Was there free food and drinks for the players? Did they have bad beat or high hand promotions? And most importantly, was there a membership fee at any of the clubs in London that you visited?
2/5 and higher get a free meal I think every 4 hours. Non alcoholic drinks were free as well. I didn’t pay a membership fee at any club but membership was needed to enter the casinos. Poker you could play without a card as long as you don’t buy in for more than £600. I visited a few semi private clubs and I will get into their membership when I post those chips.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 22nd, 2018 at 4:52:47 PM
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Quote: DocFor the moment, at least, I have indexed this casino and chip just as "Empire", which is a slightly shortened version of the shortened name that PG noted. Besides, it's the part that is shown in gold on the chip.
If this is improper or offensive in some way, it is not difficult to re-list it as "Casino at the Empire", though I would likely still omit the leading "The". That's the way it is listed in the MoGH Chip Guide.
Personally I’d go with casino at the empire Doc.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 22nd, 2018 at 7:22:27 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderPersonally I’d go with casino at the empire Doc.
Done!
December 24th, 2018 at 10:27:55 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Hippodrome
Today's chip of the day is from the Hippodrome Casino in London, England. The Hippodrome came off as the "cool" casino in Leicester Square. When I went in it was insanely busy, the non Asian crowd seemed to quite young. There seemed to be more drinking and gambling for fun than serious gambling going on. I played war because I couldn't find a seat open on any other games. I took the first seat available as I had more stops that I wanted to make that night before I headed back to the hostel. I lost £50 and ran away to hopefully never have to play that boring game again.
The chip is a very nice one, especially after how many of the duplicate Gentings I posted last week. The chip is dark red with 8 black edge inserts in pairs, under each pair is a black rectangle. There are 4 black "5's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and location in black. The logo is of a chariot and two horses.
City: London, England
Casino: Hippodrome
Today's chip of the day is from the Hippodrome Casino in London, England. The Hippodrome came off as the "cool" casino in Leicester Square. When I went in it was insanely busy, the non Asian crowd seemed to quite young. There seemed to be more drinking and gambling for fun than serious gambling going on. I played war because I couldn't find a seat open on any other games. I took the first seat available as I had more stops that I wanted to make that night before I headed back to the hostel. I lost £50 and ran away to hopefully never have to play that boring game again.
The chip is a very nice one, especially after how many of the duplicate Gentings I posted last week. The chip is dark red with 8 black edge inserts in pairs, under each pair is a black rectangle. There are 4 black "5's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and location in black. The logo is of a chariot and two horses.
Last edited by: beachbumbabs on Dec 25, 2018
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 25th, 2018 at 12:04:29 PM
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Edit: Corrected. Thank you.
Last edited by: Ayecarumba on Dec 25, 2018
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 25th, 2018 at 10:32:13 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Palm Beach
Today's chip of the day is from Palm Beach Casino in London, England. I originally thought that I wouldn't be able to get into any of the private clubs in London but I was wrong. I was able to get into two of the clubs but I got turned away at Crockfords because that one is extra private or something. They took my passport at Palm Beach and said that someone would look at my application for membership over the next week or so. While my application was being considered I was allowed to enter the casino as a guest, I never did hear from them about my membership in the 2 months since then. At Palm Beach I played a little BJ and was going to leave but I saw that the roulette table had £1 chips so I played a little roulette to collect my chip, I broke even at Palm Beach Casino. The casino had 20ish slots and 12-15 tables (only 2 were open when I went) on their casino floor.
The chip is blue with 3 green edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with a gold palm tree logo covering most of the inlay. The casino name, location and denomination are all black.
City: London, England
Casino: Palm Beach
Today's chip of the day is from Palm Beach Casino in London, England. I originally thought that I wouldn't be able to get into any of the private clubs in London but I was wrong. I was able to get into two of the clubs but I got turned away at Crockfords because that one is extra private or something. They took my passport at Palm Beach and said that someone would look at my application for membership over the next week or so. While my application was being considered I was allowed to enter the casino as a guest, I never did hear from them about my membership in the 2 months since then. At Palm Beach I played a little BJ and was going to leave but I saw that the roulette table had £1 chips so I played a little roulette to collect my chip, I broke even at Palm Beach Casino. The casino had 20ish slots and 12-15 tables (only 2 were open when I went) on their casino floor.
The chip is blue with 3 green edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with a gold palm tree logo covering most of the inlay. The casino name, location and denomination are all black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 26th, 2018 at 11:05:47 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Colony Club
Today's chip of the day is from Colony Club in London, England. Colony Club is the other "private" casino that I visited in London. The membership process went exactly the same as it did for Palm Beach Casino and like Palm Beach I never heard back about my membership "application". There were two tables open when I arrived, a roulette at £5 minimum and a BJ table at £10 minimum. There was a lady betting 100's per hand while playing two hands, I asked if I could join and they said that the table was private for her. They opened a new BJ table for me about 20 minutes later. I played about half a shoe and lost £100. The casino had about 12 tables and a couple dozen slots.
The chip is green with 4 yellow/red/yellow edge inserts and a yellow half circle under each insert. The denomination is yellow around the chip 4 times. The centre inlay is blue with a red border. The casino name and location are red while the denomination is white. On the other side of the chip the centre inlay has the casino name and location in white and the logo is red. The logo looks a bit like the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. It also sort of looks like a face with the nose and two eyes. I couldn't find the logo on the casino's website so I don't know what it actually is.
City: London, England
Casino: Colony Club
Today's chip of the day is from Colony Club in London, England. Colony Club is the other "private" casino that I visited in London. The membership process went exactly the same as it did for Palm Beach Casino and like Palm Beach I never heard back about my membership "application". There were two tables open when I arrived, a roulette at £5 minimum and a BJ table at £10 minimum. There was a lady betting 100's per hand while playing two hands, I asked if I could join and they said that the table was private for her. They opened a new BJ table for me about 20 minutes later. I played about half a shoe and lost £100. The casino had about 12 tables and a couple dozen slots.
The chip is green with 4 yellow/red/yellow edge inserts and a yellow half circle under each insert. The denomination is yellow around the chip 4 times. The centre inlay is blue with a red border. The casino name and location are red while the denomination is white. On the other side of the chip the centre inlay has the casino name and location in white and the logo is red. The logo looks a bit like the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. It also sort of looks like a face with the nose and two eyes. I couldn't find the logo on the casino's website so I don't know what it actually is.
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You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 26th, 2018 at 11:15:26 PM
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A nice logo but a boring chip compared to the last two. It's bland and loud with clashing colors.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 27th, 2018 at 2:28:20 AM
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Re: Colony Club
The chip is green with 4 yellow/red/yellow edge inserts and a yellow half circle under each insert. The denomination is yellow around the chip 4 times. The centre inlay is blue with a red border.
** This is what I see in the chip picture..but then...
"The casino name and location is white while the logo is red and looks a bit like the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. It also sort of looks like a face with the nose and two eyes. I couldn't find the logo on the casino's website so I don't know what it actually is. "
What the heck is this? Maybe there's a second picture of the other side? I see casino name in red, denom in white, no logo at all.
The chip is green with 4 yellow/red/yellow edge inserts and a yellow half circle under each insert. The denomination is yellow around the chip 4 times. The centre inlay is blue with a red border.
** This is what I see in the chip picture..but then...
"The casino name and location is white while the logo is red and looks a bit like the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. It also sort of looks like a face with the nose and two eyes. I couldn't find the logo on the casino's website so I don't know what it actually is. "
What the heck is this? Maybe there's a second picture of the other side? I see casino name in red, denom in white, no logo at all.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
December 27th, 2018 at 7:26:47 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsWhat the heck is this? Maybe there's a second picture of the other side? I see ... no logo at all.
I was confused, too (as I so often am.) At least Gialmere provided us an image of the Colony Club logo, even if we don't get to see it on a chip. Maybe PG can come up with the "missing" image and get it added to his original post, if it's not too late.
As for that "snake" or whatever, I can interpret the squiggle in several ways: a really distorted nose between the two eyes, a face profile looking from the left, a face profile looking from the right, or even two face profiles beginning a kiss (each with one eye visible). Shows just how wild my imagination can get, I suppose.
