Casino Chip of the Day
December 2nd, 2017 at 10:37:16 PM
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State: Washington
City: Renton
Casino: Silver Dollar
Today's chip of the day is also from the Silver Dollar Casino but this one is in Renton, Washington. I made a very quick stop here and had a very nice dealer who tried to find me the nicest chip to keep but sadly all the chips were beyond bad. I found the best one that we could find and I left with my sad worn out chip. I think I was in here for less than 15 minutes including playing a few hands of BJ.
The chip used to be a baby blue Chipco but it is so worn out that it now looks like a white chip with a greyish inside. The chip has the same logo as yesterday's but this one takes up the whole chip. The denomination and location are in black. The location has had a few letters worn off. The other side of the chip is the same but has been almost completely worn off where the centre inlay would be on a Paulson chip. This is not one of my nicer chips in my collection.
City: Renton
Casino: Silver Dollar
Today's chip of the day is also from the Silver Dollar Casino but this one is in Renton, Washington. I made a very quick stop here and had a very nice dealer who tried to find me the nicest chip to keep but sadly all the chips were beyond bad. I found the best one that we could find and I left with my sad worn out chip. I think I was in here for less than 15 minutes including playing a few hands of BJ.
The chip used to be a baby blue Chipco but it is so worn out that it now looks like a white chip with a greyish inside. The chip has the same logo as yesterday's but this one takes up the whole chip. The denomination and location are in black. The location has had a few letters worn off. The other side of the chip is the same but has been almost completely worn off where the centre inlay would be on a Paulson chip. This is not one of my nicer chips in my collection.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 3rd, 2017 at 12:50:31 AM
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Wow. I wonder what the bad ones look like...
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December 3rd, 2017 at 4:32:32 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaWow. I wonder what the bad ones look like...
Well...
This is the other side of my chip and it is still better than a lot of the chips that they were using.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:03:48 PM
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State: Washington
City: Kirkland
Casino: Caribbean Cardroom
Today's chip of the day is from the Caribbean Cardroom in Kirkland, Washington. I stopped here to pick up 1 chip and left with two! Caribbean Cardroom is a poker room with around 10 tables. They were running a couple different limit games and a spread game which plays close to no limit. I played 3/6 limit Omaha for about 30 minutes when one of the players stood up from the table and said well I'm going to the casino next door. I asked the dealer what he was talking about, the dealer said there is a casino attached with a different license. I picked up and headed over there... to be continued.
The chip is a white Bud Jones with 3 yellow edge inserts. Between each insert is a yellow egg looking thing. The centre inlay is white with a blue parrot on a blue background. The casino name is in red, the denomination and location are in black.
I am going to post the other chip in a few minutes. I know it goes against the "chip of the day" theme but these two are sort of a pair. Doc what would you like to do about the names? We have Caribbean Casino and Caribbean Cardroom both in Kirkland, WA. Normally they would both be listed as Caribbean (Kirkland) but that won't work in this case. As usual I will leave the choice up to you since it is your thread.
City: Kirkland
Casino: Caribbean Cardroom
Today's chip of the day is from the Caribbean Cardroom in Kirkland, Washington. I stopped here to pick up 1 chip and left with two! Caribbean Cardroom is a poker room with around 10 tables. They were running a couple different limit games and a spread game which plays close to no limit. I played 3/6 limit Omaha for about 30 minutes when one of the players stood up from the table and said well I'm going to the casino next door. I asked the dealer what he was talking about, the dealer said there is a casino attached with a different license. I picked up and headed over there... to be continued.
The chip is a white Bud Jones with 3 yellow edge inserts. Between each insert is a yellow egg looking thing. The centre inlay is white with a blue parrot on a blue background. The casino name is in red, the denomination and location are in black.
I am going to post the other chip in a few minutes. I know it goes against the "chip of the day" theme but these two are sort of a pair. Doc what would you like to do about the names? We have Caribbean Casino and Caribbean Cardroom both in Kirkland, WA. Normally they would both be listed as Caribbean (Kirkland) but that won't work in this case. As usual I will leave the choice up to you since it is your thread.
Last edited by: PokerGrinder on Dec 3, 2017
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 3rd, 2017 at 8:14:36 PM
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State: Washington
City: Kirkland
Casino: Caribbean Casino
Today's other chip of the day is from the Caribbean Casino in Kirkland, Washington. I left off having just cashed out of the poker room. The casino and poker room have two separate entrances but there is also a hallway that connects them inside. I walked over to the casino side and lost about $40 playing BJ. The casino side was very heavy on the Caribbean theme. The casino was busier than most of the ones that I visited in Washington.
The chip is a white Bud Jones with 6 pairs of blue edge inserts and a blue dot between each pair. The centre inlay is blue with a blue and red parrot perched on the casino sign. The parrot is holding a chip is it's mouth. The background behind the parrot looks like a sunrise to me, not sure if that was their intention. The casino name is red, the location and chip denomination are in black.
Doc if you see these before my edit time runs out I can change the headings to what you want but more likely we will have to get Babs to fix it later.
City: Kirkland
Casino: Caribbean Casino
Today's other chip of the day is from the Caribbean Casino in Kirkland, Washington. I left off having just cashed out of the poker room. The casino and poker room have two separate entrances but there is also a hallway that connects them inside. I walked over to the casino side and lost about $40 playing BJ. The casino side was very heavy on the Caribbean theme. The casino was busier than most of the ones that I visited in Washington.
The chip is a white Bud Jones with 6 pairs of blue edge inserts and a blue dot between each pair. The centre inlay is blue with a blue and red parrot perched on the casino sign. The parrot is holding a chip is it's mouth. The background behind the parrot looks like a sunrise to me, not sure if that was their intention. The casino name is red, the location and chip denomination are in black.
Doc if you see these before my edit time runs out I can change the headings to what you want but more likely we will have to get Babs to fix it later.
Last edited by: PokerGrinder on Dec 3, 2017
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 3rd, 2017 at 9:04:27 PM
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Well, (surprise of surprises) my choice is to list the two establishments just as they are named on the chips: I have indexed them as "Caribbean Card Room" and "Caribbean Casino". You (or a surrogate) will just need to add the word(s) to the lines for the names of the casinos. Should do the trick just fine.Quote: PokerGrinderDoc if you see these before my edit time runs out I can change the headings to what you want but more likely we will have to get Babs to fix it later.
December 3rd, 2017 at 10:34:25 PM
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Quote: DocWell, (surprise of surprises) my choice is to list the two establishments just as they are named on the chips: I have indexed them as "Caribbean Card Room" and "Caribbean Casino". You (or a surrogate) will just need to add the word(s) to the lines for the names of the casinos. Should do the trick just fine.
Perfect! I changed the headers. To be honest I wasn't sure what you were going to choose to do in this situation Doc.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 4th, 2017 at 9:31:21 AM
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And yes, that was an error on my part -- I listed the first one with "Card Room" as two words, even though the chip clearly states it as one word. You had it right, PG, so I have corrected the index.Quote: Doc... list the two establishments just as they are named on the chips: I have indexed them as "Caribbean Card Room" and "Caribbean Casino"
December 4th, 2017 at 9:41:14 AM
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I didn’t notice your index being wrong, good catch. I have 17 or so chips left to post from my trip and 4 chips from the UK a friend brought back for me that I will post. Doc I think that puts you in line to post your chips right around Christmas.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 4th, 2017 at 9:56:01 AM
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O.K. I only have two new ones to post.
Of course, if you have a total of 21 chips left to post, won't that take until late January or so?
;-)
Of course, if you have a total of 21 chips left to post, won't that take until late January or so?
;-)
December 4th, 2017 at 11:47:48 AM
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SHOTS FIRED!!!
Haha I’ve actually been good. I think I’ve posted about 30 chips in 35 days or so. Better than my normal pace.
Haha I’ve actually been good. I think I’ve posted about 30 chips in 35 days or so. Better than my normal pace.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 4th, 2017 at 12:15:30 PM
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Zing!Quote: DocO.K. I only have two new ones to post.
Of course, if you have a total of 21 chips left to post, won't that take until late January or so?
;-)
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 4th, 2017 at 7:03:09 PM
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State: Washington
City: East Wenatchee
Casino: Buzz Inn
Today's chip of the day is from Buzz Inn Casino in East Wenatchee, Washington. The casino is attached to a steakhouse. They had 10 table and poker games and weren't busy mid day on a Wednesday when I visited, how do they survive? Just kidding. I lost $100 in about 10 minutes playing $5 BJ, (that is how they survived that day lol) it was one of those shoes where I couldn't win a hand if my life depended on it. I didn't stay too long in the casino since they took my money away but I did stay and look at this enormous wall mural of the Las Vegas Strip from 20+ years ago. I love looking at the old Vegas that I never got to see since I didn't turn 21 until 2012 after most of the old casinos were gone.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC (aren't they all it seems?) with two edge inserts, one grey and one purple. The centre inlay is blue with party streamers on it, the casino logo takes up most of the inlay. The location and denomination are in white. The denomination is in words which I don't see too often. The chip is in rough shape, it has many nicks and scrapes.
Doc I lied to I have 20 more chips to post plus the 4 from the UK that were given to me so I will be done closer to NYE.
City: East Wenatchee
Casino: Buzz Inn
Today's chip of the day is from Buzz Inn Casino in East Wenatchee, Washington. The casino is attached to a steakhouse. They had 10 table and poker games and weren't busy mid day on a Wednesday when I visited, how do they survive? Just kidding. I lost $100 in about 10 minutes playing $5 BJ, (that is how they survived that day lol) it was one of those shoes where I couldn't win a hand if my life depended on it. I didn't stay too long in the casino since they took my money away but I did stay and look at this enormous wall mural of the Las Vegas Strip from 20+ years ago. I love looking at the old Vegas that I never got to see since I didn't turn 21 until 2012 after most of the old casinos were gone.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC (aren't they all it seems?) with two edge inserts, one grey and one purple. The centre inlay is blue with party streamers on it, the casino logo takes up most of the inlay. The location and denomination are in white. The denomination is in words which I don't see too often. The chip is in rough shape, it has many nicks and scrapes.
Doc I lied to I have 20 more chips to post plus the 4 from the UK that were given to me so I will be done closer to NYE.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 4th, 2017 at 8:18:04 PM
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That will be fine (we'll watch to see how close you keep to that schedule), and I don't mind waiting for an opportunity to post the few new ones that I have.Quote: PokerGrinderI have 20 more chips to post plus the 4 from the UK that were given to me so I will be done closer to NYE.
Which raises another point: Is there any other member who has a chip (or several) to post as the official Casino Chip of the Day? I would love to have even greater participation from members of the forum community. We just need to know who has something to share so that (1) we don't stumble all over each other trying to post at the same time or (2) miss a day unnecessarily because each of us is waiting for the other to post.
December 5th, 2017 at 9:28:38 AM
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Sadly I don’t think anyone is lining up to post. It is definitely tough to have new chip of the days when this thread has covered most of North America already I’d say.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 5th, 2017 at 6:52:03 PM
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I suppose I just need to win some mega-lottery or encounter some similar windfall so that I could afford to spend my time wandering around casinos on other continents and collecting their chips. The only international casinos that I seem to get anywhere close to are ones I see while on cruises, and they are rarely open while my ship is in port. I expect to have another such opportunity to see closed casinos during port visits on our next cruise in April/May.
December 5th, 2017 at 6:55:52 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderSadly I don’t think anyone is lining up to post. It is definitely tough to have new chip of the days when this thread has covered most of North America already I’d say.
Is there a list of missing chips? Someone may have one, or may be conveniently close and not know it.
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December 5th, 2017 at 7:07:10 PM
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I have a list of all available chips to collect in Canada and the states so I could cross reference that with the chip thread. That sounds like a lot of work though lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 5th, 2017 at 7:50:24 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderI have a list of all available chips to collect in Canada and the states so I could cross reference that with the chip thread. That sounds like a lot of work though lol.
Is your list current? Id like to cross reference my own collection against that. Wouldn't be too bad to do the ccod list at the same time. Fair warning-that time is probably in February...
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
December 5th, 2017 at 8:34:11 PM
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I posted a current list last April in the thread I started. Not much has changed since then so that should be 95% current.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 5th, 2017 at 9:55:05 PM
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State: Washington
City: East Wenatchee
Casino: Clearwater
Casinos like today's really piss me off! I have never understood why some casinos use chips from casinos with different names. I get that chip sets are not cheap but it looks beyond ridiculous when you are playing at Casino A and they have chips from Casino B. It should be a law that they have to use proper gaming equipment. As I said in my trip report, could you imagine if the Venetian was using chips from the old Stardust Casino? No because that would never happen. There is my rant, now on to the chip of the day.
Today's chip of the day is the Mavericks Casino chip from the Clearwater Saloon in East Wenatchee, Washington. The casino is attached to the restaurant and has 9 table and poker games. I played BJ for about 20 minutes and came out slightly ahead. On MoGH they have a chip for Clearwater Saloon (Chipco) that was used at some point, I am not sure when though. It also says on the chip entry that as of 2015 they were using chips from the Bowlaway Casino which were nowhere to be seen when I was there and they are now using the Mavericks chips. This is a very odd chip history that I would love to unravel but there doesn't seem to be much information available as to all this weirdness. What I was able to find is that Bowlaway Casino closed in 2005 so that is probably when the Clearwater Saloon bought the chips. The Mavericks Casino is still listed as open on MoGH but it is closed, it is about 70 miles away from Clearwater Casino. I am not sure how or why these chips made their way over to East Wenatchee. Mavericks Casino only opened in 2010 so I guess they didn't last very long.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC with 6 redish purple/black edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the shadow of a cowboy's head above the Mavericks Casino name. The four suits are around the inlay in purple.
City: East Wenatchee
Casino: Clearwater
Casinos like today's really piss me off! I have never understood why some casinos use chips from casinos with different names. I get that chip sets are not cheap but it looks beyond ridiculous when you are playing at Casino A and they have chips from Casino B. It should be a law that they have to use proper gaming equipment. As I said in my trip report, could you imagine if the Venetian was using chips from the old Stardust Casino? No because that would never happen. There is my rant, now on to the chip of the day.
Today's chip of the day is the Mavericks Casino chip from the Clearwater Saloon in East Wenatchee, Washington. The casino is attached to the restaurant and has 9 table and poker games. I played BJ for about 20 minutes and came out slightly ahead. On MoGH they have a chip for Clearwater Saloon (Chipco) that was used at some point, I am not sure when though. It also says on the chip entry that as of 2015 they were using chips from the Bowlaway Casino which were nowhere to be seen when I was there and they are now using the Mavericks chips. This is a very odd chip history that I would love to unravel but there doesn't seem to be much information available as to all this weirdness. What I was able to find is that Bowlaway Casino closed in 2005 so that is probably when the Clearwater Saloon bought the chips. The Mavericks Casino is still listed as open on MoGH but it is closed, it is about 70 miles away from Clearwater Casino. I am not sure how or why these chips made their way over to East Wenatchee. Mavericks Casino only opened in 2010 so I guess they didn't last very long.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC with 6 redish purple/black edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the shadow of a cowboy's head above the Mavericks Casino name. The four suits are around the inlay in purple.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 5th, 2017 at 10:43:56 PM
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Quote: rdw4potusIs your list current? Id like to cross reference my own collection against that. Wouldn't be too bad to do the ccod list at the same time. Fair warning-that time is probably in February...
I just posted the list in the other thread with a few updates. I probably missed a few updates since I didn't feel like spending hours cross checking against my own lists. I'd say that the list I posted is pretty thorough.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 6th, 2017 at 7:54:11 PM
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I have encountered this situation quite a few times, most often in the Caribbean Islands. My usual comment is that in the islands they don't really seem to care whose chips they have in play.Quote: PokerGrinderI have never understood why some casinos use chips from casinos with different names. I get that chip sets are not cheap but it looks beyond ridiculous when you are playing at Casino A and they have chips from Casino B. It should be a law that they have to use proper gaming equipment.
My practice has been to list the chip according to the name that appears on it, even if I have never been to that casino or even if it hasn't existed in decades. As part of the post, I note which casino I played in to get the chip, and sometimes there is a bizarre story that goes along with it. Perhaps the most extreme example is the chip I have posted from the Coliseum Casino in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a country that I have never visited. Check out that post, if you care to.
For this Clearwater/Mavericks chip, I have listed it in the index (for now, at least) just as PG has listed it in his post. On the other hand, if you know anything about the Mavericks Casino, such as its location and when it was in operation, it might be useful to have this chip listed under that name, along with the comment that the chips are in play at the Clearwater Casino in East Wenatchee. Then, should anyone ever obtain a Clearwater Casino Chip with the proper label, we could represent that casino in this thread, too.
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December 6th, 2017 at 9:31:42 PM
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I listed it this way because it’s my chip from Clearwater Casino. I’ve never been or will I ever be at (since it’s closed) Mavericks Casino. This is just my opinion but I decided to list it as I have in my chips collected Word file. If it bothers you I can change it but I thought this made more sense.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 7th, 2017 at 4:56:57 PM
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State: Washington
City: Seattle
Casino: Roman
Today's chip of the day is from the Roman Casino in Seattle, Washington. I wrote in my TR report about this place "Here comes a weird one, so I get to Roman Casino which is the next one on my list and it looks familiar. I went in and knew instantly that I had 100% been there before as I knew where each game was located before actually going to each table. I remember being there last time but I don't remember playing, I'm not sure why I wouldn't have played or why I wouldn't have collected a chip but now I have. " I really can't figure out why I wouldn't have played at this casino, I was over 21 and collected at other places that same day. This place caters to the Asian community with mostly Baccarat and Pai Gow, the limits were higher ($15 min) than most other card rooms that I visited. It was a nice casino, I am sure you all can figure out what the theme of the casino is. I played Pai Gow for a bit and left up $10 and a chip.
The chip is one of the nicer ones that I collected on this trip. It is a white Paulson RHC with two light brown edge inserts. The chip has an over-sized centre inlay with a neat pattern around the edge of the inlay. The casino logo takes up most of the inlay, I love how the colours play off of each other, the design of the chip is excellent.
City: Seattle
Casino: Roman
Today's chip of the day is from the Roman Casino in Seattle, Washington. I wrote in my TR report about this place "Here comes a weird one, so I get to Roman Casino which is the next one on my list and it looks familiar. I went in and knew instantly that I had 100% been there before as I knew where each game was located before actually going to each table. I remember being there last time but I don't remember playing, I'm not sure why I wouldn't have played or why I wouldn't have collected a chip but now I have. " I really can't figure out why I wouldn't have played at this casino, I was over 21 and collected at other places that same day. This place caters to the Asian community with mostly Baccarat and Pai Gow, the limits were higher ($15 min) than most other card rooms that I visited. It was a nice casino, I am sure you all can figure out what the theme of the casino is. I played Pai Gow for a bit and left up $10 and a chip.
The chip is one of the nicer ones that I collected on this trip. It is a white Paulson RHC with two light brown edge inserts. The chip has an over-sized centre inlay with a neat pattern around the edge of the inlay. The casino logo takes up most of the inlay, I love how the colours play off of each other, the design of the chip is excellent.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 7th, 2017 at 8:29:49 PM
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These border patterns were common in Greek and Roman architecture and art. Sometimes they incorporate recurring waves or swastikas. This particular pattern probably has a name (which I don't know), since I have seen it often. Usually, I have seen it with less space separating the repetitions. The terms "key", "meander", and "frieze" are applicable, though I don't know enough about art to know just how they apply to this pattern. There is likely someone on the forum who knows a heck of a lot more about these patterns than I do. This is perhaps an example of a time when this thread needs more input from artists and maybe less from nerdy collectors. ;-)Quote: PokerGrinder... inlay with a neat pattern around the edge of the inlay.
December 8th, 2017 at 6:14:12 AM
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Quote: mipletRoman Casino is the highest grossing card room in Washington. source. I’ve never been there.
miplet,
Six of the top 10 card rooms show ZERO in the "Prizes Paid" column. Can you -- or someone -- help me here?
I'm guessing the card rooms with zero prizes paid do not have bad beat or other prize incentives in their poker games.
Roman Casino offers baccarat and pai-gow poker, both played against the house, and it does show $$ in the prizes paid column, which is about 20 percent of the Gross Receipts. Do you know what kind of "prizes" the card rooms offer (in general, not necessarily for Roman Casino)?
December 8th, 2017 at 7:00:54 AM
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Quote: LuckyPhow
miplet,
Six of the top 10 card rooms show ZERO in the "Prizes Paid" column. Can you -- or someone -- help me here?
I'm guessing the card rooms with zero prizes paid do not have bad beat or other prize incentives in their poker games.
Roman Casino offers baccarat and pai-gow poker, both played against the house, and it does show $$ in the prizes paid column, which is about 20 percent of the Gross Receipts. Do you know what kind of "prizes" the card rooms offer (in general, not necessarily for Roman Casino)?
On the bottom of page 5
Quote:Prizes Paid: the combined total of cash prizes paid out and the cost to the licensee of all merchandise awarded as prizes.
One current promotion at Crazy Moose in Mountlake Terrace is called "Flush with Cash". Every Tuesday and Thursday if you get qualifying Fushes ( Ace high four card flush in High Card Flush; suited match in Player's Edge 21) and some minimum bet ( $5 main bet and $2 on each side bet and $1 progressive for HCF) ,you get the chance to win extra cash.
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December 8th, 2017 at 7:16:39 AM
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Quote: mipletRoman Casino is the highest grossing card room in Washington. source. I’ve never been there.
Thanks for the interesting info Miplet. Roman is the highest grosser by a wide margin, but if you consider how much they give out in incentives, the difference in the net between them and the #2 grosser is not that much.
As for the design on the chip, I have seen it referred to as "Roman key" or "Greek key". I think the repeating pattern is based on mosaics or pottery found in ancient sites like Pompeii. The lettering reminds me of the "Fractured History"(name??) segment on the old "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show".
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 8th, 2017 at 3:29:19 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaQuote: mipletRoman Casino is the highest grossing card room in Washington. source. I’ve never been there.
Thanks for the interesting info Miplet. Roman is the highest grosser by a wide margin, but if you consider how much they give out in incentives, the difference in the net between them and the #2 grosser is not that much.
As for the design on the chip, I have seen it referred to as "Roman key" or "Greek key". I think the repeating pattern is based on mosaics or pottery found in ancient sites like Pompeii. The lettering reminds me of the "Fractured History"(name??) segment on the old "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show".
Among other places, if you look behind the well of the US Senate, you will find the design embossed into the marble. It was deliberate, a reference back.to the Roman Senate of Caesar's time and before. I believe the origin is Greek, though.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
December 8th, 2017 at 4:57:03 PM
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The segment was called “Aesop and Son”
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 8th, 2017 at 9:38:56 PM
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Wow! I can't believe how many comments from so many different people we had today. Everyone gets a gold star for participation!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 8th, 2017 at 9:56:06 PM
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State: Washington
City: Renton
Casino: Fortune Poker
Today's chip of the day is from the Fortune Poker Casino in Renton, Washington. This is the Washington casino that I spent the most time in. I played 1-3 (300) for about 3 hours, basically the 300 means that is the max raise. So if someone bets 10 then I can raise up to 310. The game also had a max of 3 raises per betting round. It was a slightly different game then I am used to but the game was plenty juicy. I got stacked the first hand and then figured out my table was awful so I got a table change to a really soft table. I ended up making my money back and then a few bucks. If I didn't still have about 10 casinos to visit that night I probably would have stayed all night. The poker room is beautiful and is extremely well run. The dealers were excellent and the poker room ran high hands for $250 every 15 minutes which is almost unheard of. Overall I would rate this as one of the better poker rooms in the country but it loses marks for not being able to offer true no limit poker and bigger games because of state gambling laws.
The chip is a blue Paulson RHC with 4 edge inserts, 2 lime green and 2 white. The centre inlay is black with all the writing in gold. The chip is very well put together, I really like the way that the blue of the chips goes so well with the black and gold of the centre inlay. I feel like the edge inserts colours aren't great but that is the only part of the chip that I would change if I had a say. The centre inlay is mostly just the Fortune Poker logo with the location and denomination below it. The centre inlay is very clean, I like when casinos don't clutter their chips.
City: Renton
Casino: Fortune Poker
Today's chip of the day is from the Fortune Poker Casino in Renton, Washington. This is the Washington casino that I spent the most time in. I played 1-3 (300) for about 3 hours, basically the 300 means that is the max raise. So if someone bets 10 then I can raise up to 310. The game also had a max of 3 raises per betting round. It was a slightly different game then I am used to but the game was plenty juicy. I got stacked the first hand and then figured out my table was awful so I got a table change to a really soft table. I ended up making my money back and then a few bucks. If I didn't still have about 10 casinos to visit that night I probably would have stayed all night. The poker room is beautiful and is extremely well run. The dealers were excellent and the poker room ran high hands for $250 every 15 minutes which is almost unheard of. Overall I would rate this as one of the better poker rooms in the country but it loses marks for not being able to offer true no limit poker and bigger games because of state gambling laws.
The chip is a blue Paulson RHC with 4 edge inserts, 2 lime green and 2 white. The centre inlay is black with all the writing in gold. The chip is very well put together, I really like the way that the blue of the chips goes so well with the black and gold of the centre inlay. I feel like the edge inserts colours aren't great but that is the only part of the chip that I would change if I had a say. The centre inlay is mostly just the Fortune Poker logo with the location and denomination below it. The centre inlay is very clean, I like when casinos don't clutter their chips.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 9th, 2017 at 8:47:37 AM
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The dark blue / lime green color combo is reminiscent of the NFL' s Seattle Seahawks. Maybe the casino is trying to make a connection with the team's rabid fans?
Is there any rhyme or reason to the base colors of the dollar chips in the state of Washington? Most are white, but some are blue and there has even been yellow.
Is there any rhyme or reason to the base colors of the dollar chips in the state of Washington? Most are white, but some are blue and there has even been yellow.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 9th, 2017 at 9:10:11 AM
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Lots of variety which I like. I guess they can all do what they want. You might be right about the Seahawks colours, I didn’t think of that.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 9th, 2017 at 9:31:11 AM
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I have zero chips from the state of Washington, so I'm just a spectator here for now.
I do like the color variety available for $1 chips in some geographic areas. I sometimes use that as my justification for collecting $1 chips instead of those blah, almost-always-red, $5 chips, even though everyone knows the real reason.
If you look at one of the pictures I have posted of my collection on my office desktop, you can clearly pick out the large Nevada section near the center and extending almost to the 3/4 mark of the image. Nevada has lots of blue $1 chips plus a number of brown, orange, and gray ones. Makes for a more colorful display, I think.
The only other region represented in my collection by lots of non-white $1 chips is shown on the far right side of the photos, with the cruise ship chips and the international chips.
I do like the color variety available for $1 chips in some geographic areas. I sometimes use that as my justification for collecting $1 chips instead of those blah, almost-always-red, $5 chips, even though everyone knows the real reason.
If you look at one of the pictures I have posted of my collection on my office desktop, you can clearly pick out the large Nevada section near the center and extending almost to the 3/4 mark of the image. Nevada has lots of blue $1 chips plus a number of brown, orange, and gray ones. Makes for a more colorful display, I think.
The only other region represented in my collection by lots of non-white $1 chips is shown on the far right side of the photos, with the cruise ship chips and the international chips.
December 9th, 2017 at 5:00:13 PM
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My chips from Asia were quite colourful, I like them cause they add variety.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 9th, 2017 at 6:09:58 PM
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The only chip I have from Asia was a gift from teliot and thus is not part of "my" collection, so I can't show diversity in chip colors from Asia.
December 9th, 2017 at 9:47:50 PM
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I’m really looking forward to collecting in the new year. I took a look at some of the chips and they are already some of my favourites I’ve seen. They will make great additions to my collection.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 9th, 2017 at 10:23:16 PM
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State: Washington
City: Des Moines
Casino: Great American
Today's chip of the day is from Great American Casino in Des Moines, Washington. I dedicate this chip posting to WoV member Paradigm who posted early on in my Dawson City TR about this casino which had opened recently. I had no idea that it existed so I appreciated the opportunity to collect a new chip while I was in that area of the country. This Great American Casino opened on May 18, 2017 and is the 4th by that name in the state. The casino is inside of the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and is much nicer than the other Great American Casinos. In my short visit I won $20 and ran away as it was starting to get later into the night and I still had quite a few more stops to make.
The chip is white and my best guess is that it is made by Bud Jones or whoever makes those chips nowadays. The chip has 3 sets of burnt orange edge inserts with a rectangle beneath each set. The rectangle is curved down and looks like a frowning face to me. The denomination shows up 3 times, once between each set of inserts. The centre inlay is grey with the standard green spade logo in the middle. The casino name and location are in white with a green outline, and the denomination is in white over top of the logo.
City: Des Moines
Casino: Great American
Today's chip of the day is from Great American Casino in Des Moines, Washington. I dedicate this chip posting to WoV member Paradigm who posted early on in my Dawson City TR about this casino which had opened recently. I had no idea that it existed so I appreciated the opportunity to collect a new chip while I was in that area of the country. This Great American Casino opened on May 18, 2017 and is the 4th by that name in the state. The casino is inside of the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and is much nicer than the other Great American Casinos. In my short visit I won $20 and ran away as it was starting to get later into the night and I still had quite a few more stops to make.
The chip is white and my best guess is that it is made by Bud Jones or whoever makes those chips nowadays. The chip has 3 sets of burnt orange edge inserts with a rectangle beneath each set. The rectangle is curved down and looks like a frowning face to me. The denomination shows up 3 times, once between each set of inserts. The centre inlay is grey with the standard green spade logo in the middle. The casino name and location are in white with a green outline, and the denomination is in white over top of the logo.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 10th, 2017 at 7:53:38 AM
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I agree with your guess. This chip pattern is very similar (though not identical) to the Borgata chip I posted, and that one has a BJ logo revealed under UV light. Say, maybe you need to get a UV lamp!!!???Quote: PokerGrinder... my best guess is that it is made by Bud Jones or whoever makes those chips nowadays.
I think it is interesting that the other two Great American chips you have posted also are ceramic plastic (fixed) chips but with a pattern that I think came from Gemaco. Since that company was absorbed into Gaming Partners International a few years ago and seems to have vanished, I suppose it is quite reasonable for the new Great American casino to get their casino currency from the GPI division that makes ceramic chips, i.e., Bud Jones.
Last edited by: Doc on Dec 11, 2017
December 10th, 2017 at 10:54:31 AM
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I don’t see myself getting a UV lamp lol.
As far as the other Great American chips, those casinos are older and therefore their chips are older. I’m assuming that they got those before the merger or absorption as you said.
As far as the other Great American chips, those casinos are older and therefore their chips are older. I’m assuming that they got those before the merger or absorption as you said.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 10th, 2017 at 11:17:21 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderI don’t see myself getting a UV lamp lol...
I bought this UV flashlight.
The fluorescent marks on the casino chips show up well.
December 10th, 2017 at 11:56:19 AM
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I have a small UV flashlight that I sometimes take on trips so that I can examine chips as I get them. It is not adequate for making good UV photographs.
I think this is the UV bulb that I purchased at a Spencer's in a local mall. This ad says $9.99, which is about what I think I paid, and it works great for photographing chips in a room with no other light source. This supplier has some other "UV" light bulbs, but my understanding is that they mostly give off violet light and wouldn't meet my objectives.
I think this is the UV bulb that I purchased at a Spencer's in a local mall. This ad says $9.99, which is about what I think I paid, and it works great for photographing chips in a room with no other light source. This supplier has some other "UV" light bulbs, but my understanding is that they mostly give off violet light and wouldn't meet my objectives.
December 10th, 2017 at 12:28:17 PM
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I’ve already taken my chip obsession way past normal so I guess it wouldn’t be a big stretch to buy a UV light lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 10th, 2017 at 6:41:54 PM
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Quote: beachbumbabs
Among other places, if you look behind the well of the US Senate, you will find the design embossed into the marble. It was deliberate, a reference back.to the Roman Senate of Caesar's time and before. I believe the origin is Greek, though.
Hey beachbumbabs....we come here to get away from photos of scumbags. I guess it has some historic value but very little....(yes...just kidding....but seen enough of his face the last week to make me puke...)
December 10th, 2017 at 7:03:49 PM
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State: Washington
City: Lakewood
Casino: Great American
For today's chip of the day we are staying with the Great American Casino but this time it is in Lakewood, Washington. This was the 15th and final casino that I stopped at during my second day in the Seattle area and I was dead by this point in the night. I played Pai Gow and won $25 over 10 hands or so. I had a disturbing (at least to me) conversation with the dealer about how he would be unhappy if the $300,000+ Pai Gow jackpot went and he wasn't given 20-30 grand as a tip. I argued with him how crazy that was and how I didn't understand how he could be unhappy if someone tipped him 5k on that win. They keep their own tips so he would pocket 5k for doing nothing but his job. I was totally annoyed by this greedy dealer which got me to leave the casino despite the fact that the table was fun. Some dealers should find other jobs or just not talk about how greedy they are. By the way, I'm not sure if I have mentioned this but I dealt in a casino for two years when I was 18 so I have seen both sides of the table. Just my two cents. This casino was your standard Washington card room, nothing special at all.
The chip is a white BJ with 3 sets of orange edge inserts. There is a thin orange line between each set of inserts. The centre inlay is an American flag with the casino logo over top of it. The denomination is in white and the location is in black. The centre inlay is shiny, which doesn't come out in the picture.
City: Lakewood
Casino: Great American
For today's chip of the day we are staying with the Great American Casino but this time it is in Lakewood, Washington. This was the 15th and final casino that I stopped at during my second day in the Seattle area and I was dead by this point in the night. I played Pai Gow and won $25 over 10 hands or so. I had a disturbing (at least to me) conversation with the dealer about how he would be unhappy if the $300,000+ Pai Gow jackpot went and he wasn't given 20-30 grand as a tip. I argued with him how crazy that was and how I didn't understand how he could be unhappy if someone tipped him 5k on that win. They keep their own tips so he would pocket 5k for doing nothing but his job. I was totally annoyed by this greedy dealer which got me to leave the casino despite the fact that the table was fun. Some dealers should find other jobs or just not talk about how greedy they are. By the way, I'm not sure if I have mentioned this but I dealt in a casino for two years when I was 18 so I have seen both sides of the table. Just my two cents. This casino was your standard Washington card room, nothing special at all.
The chip is a white BJ with 3 sets of orange edge inserts. There is a thin orange line between each set of inserts. The centre inlay is an American flag with the casino logo over top of it. The denomination is in white and the location is in black. The centre inlay is shiny, which doesn't come out in the picture.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
December 10th, 2017 at 8:41:34 PM
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Quote: Doc (regarding the Great American - Des Moines chipI agree with your guess.Quote: PokerGrinder... my best guess is that it is made by Bud Jones or whoever makes those chips nowadays.
Quote: PokerGrinderState: Washington
City: Lakewood
Casino: Great American
...The chip is a white BJ with 3 sets of orange edge inserts.
Well... this time I don't think I agree. I think the chip from the Lakewood edition of Great American is a Gemaco chip. That is, unless Bud Jones adopted the Gemaco designs after they both were aligned under the GPI banner.
So, PG, buy that UV lamp, photograph the Lakewood chip under UV light, and show me where the BJ logo shows up instead of the G logo.
;-)
December 10th, 2017 at 9:23:56 PM
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I went with BJ mostly because that is what it is listed as on the MoGH.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
