Casino Chip of the Day
October 22nd, 2018 at 9:43:31 AM
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Well, folks, I am in Canada now, pursuing the itinerary I described in my 10/13 post. I have collected my souvenir chips from the first three casinos on my list, but I was caught by surprise this morning -- I discovered that there is another casino that should have been on my list! My planned routing will take me within five miles of a casino that I had never heard of before! I have now made an adjustment to our plans, and the target number of new chips from this trip is now 12 instead of 11.
October 22nd, 2018 at 10:33:44 AM
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The new one in Peterborough?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 22nd, 2018 at 6:46:47 PM
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Well, dang! It looks as if I really should have planned this trip a little better before leaving home. And I thought I had. Right now we are in Niagara Falls, ON, and the plan for tomorrow had been to drive a clockwise loop around Lake Ontario, stop off at Shorelines Casino Belleville, re-enter New York on the eastern end of the lake, and head down to the vicinity of Point Place Casino in Bridgeport. But now I feel as if I hadn't really done any planning at all.
First, this morning I discovered a casino that I hadn't heard of before and posted about it here. That one is the Casino Woodbine in Toronto (Etobicoke, really), and it is less than five miles off the route I had planned.
Second, I came across another casino I hadn't heard of before. That casino is the (former?) Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino, now apparently operating as a Hard Rock Casino. That is on the southern outskirts of Ottawa, and, unfortunately, it is about an hour and a half (each direction) off my planned route. I have been trying to figure out whether there is any way it could reasonably be added to this trip. I think the answer is "No!", but I have not yet convinced myself to give up on the frivolous notion.
Third, PokerGrinder mentions a "new one in Peterborough." I had to look that one up. It is another Shorelines Casino, and it just opened a week ago today. And it is at most 20 miles from my planned route, making it a much more reasonable option than the place in Ottawa.
What to do, what to do ....
First, this morning I discovered a casino that I hadn't heard of before and posted about it here. That one is the Casino Woodbine in Toronto (Etobicoke, really), and it is less than five miles off the route I had planned.
Second, I came across another casino I hadn't heard of before. That casino is the (former?) Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino, now apparently operating as a Hard Rock Casino. That is on the southern outskirts of Ottawa, and, unfortunately, it is about an hour and a half (each direction) off my planned route. I have been trying to figure out whether there is any way it could reasonably be added to this trip. I think the answer is "No!", but I have not yet convinced myself to give up on the frivolous notion.
Third, PokerGrinder mentions a "new one in Peterborough." I had to look that one up. It is another Shorelines Casino, and it just opened a week ago today. And it is at most 20 miles from my planned route, making it a much more reasonable option than the place in Ottawa.
What to do, what to do ....
October 22nd, 2018 at 7:43:07 PM
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You really should check with me before your trips. I collected the woodbine one on my layover coming home from Europe. Hard rock in Ottawa opened months ago and the Peterborough one last week.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 23rd, 2018 at 7:33:58 PM
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As expected, the decision was not to go way out the road to Hard Rock Ottawa. We made stops at Woodbine, Peterborough, and Belleville, then after crossing back into the USA and checking in at a hotel in Cicero, the wife stayed in the room while I went out to Point Place. I lost money in 3 out of 4 of the casinos and won just a piddling amount at the other. Now if they just draw the right numbers out of the machine in about half an hour from now, I won't worry about my losses in the casinos today!
So why isn't PG posting any chips for us to see?
So why isn't PG posting any chips for us to see?
October 23rd, 2018 at 8:13:26 PM
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PokerGrinder still hasn’t written his TR from Europe. I’m trying to get motivated.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 27th, 2018 at 10:15:53 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Casino: Royal International Gaming Club
Well it has been a while since I have posted a new chip of the day. First I was in Europe for a month and then... well I was just really lazy and putting it off. Sooooo without further ado...
Today's chip of the day is from the Royal International Gaming Club in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. My sister and I took a 2 day, 1 night cruise in Ha Long Bay from Hanoi, Ha Long Bay is absolutely beautiful. After the cruise I skipped the bus that was taking us back to Hanoi so that I could visit this casino and one more in Haiphong where we were originally planning on staying for the night. I took a taxi to the casino that ran me 153,000 dong (7 USD). I played $20 minimum baccarat as the one BJ table was full with all the non locals. All the $1 chips were 1 of the 12 zodiac signs using cute baby animals on them. I was up $13 after I finished playing so I decided to keep the whole set which I never do. I was able to get all of them except the pig from the table or the cashier. They were amused by my request and helped me find the pig after searching through 5 or 6 tables. I think the main reason that I chose to keep one of each was that I couldn't decide which chip to keep.
The casino had between 10-14 tables which was made up of mostly baccarat with a BJ table and 2 roulette tables. All the white tourists were playing BJ, I was the only one playing baccarat with the Asian clientele.
The chips are all white with 3 red edge inserts. The chips are made of a heavy plastic that is really good quality, I'm not really sure what to call it. Between the edge inserts are red leaves, or at least that is what I think it looks like. The centre inlays are all different colours and they are shiny. The casino name is around the top of the inlay and the denomination is bold in black on the bottom. The middle of each chip has a cute baby version of the 12 zodiac animals. The rat is Jerry from Tom and Jerry. I think the snake and the ram are my favourites!
City: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Casino: Royal International Gaming Club
Well it has been a while since I have posted a new chip of the day. First I was in Europe for a month and then... well I was just really lazy and putting it off. Sooooo without further ado...
Today's chip of the day is from the Royal International Gaming Club in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. My sister and I took a 2 day, 1 night cruise in Ha Long Bay from Hanoi, Ha Long Bay is absolutely beautiful. After the cruise I skipped the bus that was taking us back to Hanoi so that I could visit this casino and one more in Haiphong where we were originally planning on staying for the night. I took a taxi to the casino that ran me 153,000 dong (7 USD). I played $20 minimum baccarat as the one BJ table was full with all the non locals. All the $1 chips were 1 of the 12 zodiac signs using cute baby animals on them. I was up $13 after I finished playing so I decided to keep the whole set which I never do. I was able to get all of them except the pig from the table or the cashier. They were amused by my request and helped me find the pig after searching through 5 or 6 tables. I think the main reason that I chose to keep one of each was that I couldn't decide which chip to keep.
The casino had between 10-14 tables which was made up of mostly baccarat with a BJ table and 2 roulette tables. All the white tourists were playing BJ, I was the only one playing baccarat with the Asian clientele.
The chips are all white with 3 red edge inserts. The chips are made of a heavy plastic that is really good quality, I'm not really sure what to call it. Between the edge inserts are red leaves, or at least that is what I think it looks like. The centre inlays are all different colours and they are shiny. The casino name is around the top of the inlay and the denomination is bold in black on the bottom. The middle of each chip has a cute baby version of the 12 zodiac animals. The rat is Jerry from Tom and Jerry. I think the snake and the ram are my favourites!
Last edited by: beachbumbabs on Oct 28, 2018
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 28th, 2018 at 1:47:36 AM
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I wonder why the pig was rarer than the others. Is it associated with good or bad luck?
I note that the inserts are lined up with the graphic on all the chips. I wonder if it is especially difficult to manufacture chips this way? The pattern when they are all lined up is very cool. Good call on getting the whole set.
I note that the inserts are lined up with the graphic on all the chips. I wonder if it is especially difficult to manufacture chips this way? The pattern when they are all lined up is very cool. Good call on getting the whole set.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
October 28th, 2018 at 7:37:31 AM
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I love that you got the whole set. It wakes up my inner crow or OCD or something.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
October 28th, 2018 at 11:31:00 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaI wonder why the pig was rarer than the others. Is it associated with good or bad luck?
I note that the inserts are lined up with the graphic on all the chips. I wonder if it is especially difficult to manufacture chips this way? The pattern when they are all lined up is very cool. Good call on getting the whole set.
I looked it up on google and there is luck involved with the pig but for all I know I’d find the same thing for the other ones as well lol.
I didn’t realize until you mentioned it that all the inserts were lined up, that is cool that they are. I just figured I’d never be back there so best to get the whole set and decide what to keep later or to keep them all.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 28th, 2018 at 11:31:38 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsI love that you got the whole set. It wakes up my inner crow or OCD or something.
Inner crow?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 28th, 2018 at 12:03:32 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderInner crow?
Crows are notorious for grabbing and stealing shiny things to put in their nests. Might be a gemstone, might be a piece of glass. It's become a phrase for people buying something they don't need just to have it, just because it's pretty or gaudy or whatever.
I didn't need to collect all 9 of the Star Trek $5 chips at the LV Hilton 15 years ago. I didn't need any of them, as I don't collect chips. But I have all 9 of them somewhere in storage, and I spent $45 in good money for them, now valueless unless some other collector wants to buy them. It was my inner crow that said I had to have them.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
October 28th, 2018 at 1:38:07 PM
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Makes sense to me. I’m a collector so I have a lot of silly things. I keep a small denomination bill from each country I go to. (Obviously in Europe most use euros)
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 28th, 2018 at 2:08:14 PM
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Quote: beachbumbabsCrows are notorious for grabbing and stealing shiny things to put in their nests. Might be a gemstone, might be a piece of glass. It's become a phrase for people buying something they don't need just to have it, just because it's pretty or gaudy or whatever.
I didn't need to collect all 9 of the Star Trek $5 chips at the LV Hilton 15 years ago. I didn't need any of them, as I don't collect chips. But I have all 9 of them somewhere in storage, and I spent $45 in good money for them, now valueless unless some other collector wants to buy them. It was my inner crow that said I had to have them.
Let me know if you ever dig them up BBB. I would be interested in them.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
October 28th, 2018 at 6:53:40 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaLet me know if you ever dig them up BBB. I would be interested in them.
I will actively look for them for you then, Aye. It's complicated with house repairs, but you're on the list with first dibs.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
October 28th, 2018 at 7:26:28 PM
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Quote: beachbumbabsI will actively look for them for you then, Aye. It's complicated with house repairs, but you're on the list with first dibs.
Thanks BBB! Live long and prosper!
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
October 28th, 2018 at 10:27:24 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Haiphong, Vietnam
Casino: Casino Do Son
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Do Son in Haiphong, Vietnam. After the casino in Ha Long Bay I hailed a taxi who took me to the bus station so I could get to Haiphong. The taxi was 50k and as I arrived a bus showed up going to Haiphong. I hopped on, paid my 60k and fired up the Netflix. When I arrived there were many taxis waiting for us all offering rides for very high rates. They wanted 500k, I told them no chance. Eventually I walked away and one guy ran after and took me up on my offer of 250k.
I stayed at a 4 star hotel down the street from the casino hotel. I walked the 15 minutes to Casino Do Son to collect a chip. I played $10 BJ and won $62. I kept a $1 chip and a $5 because it was an undersized jeton that looked really neat. The pit boss gave me a comped meal ticket as I was leaving so I grabbed dinner in the completely empty restaurant and then headed back to my hotel. To be honest the whole resort was empty for some reason, it was like a graveyard. The casino wasn't big, they had about 12 tables available which included the standard BJ, roulette and baccarat.
The $1 chip that I kept is just slightly bigger than a normal chip. The chip is forest green with 4 rectangle edge inserts and 4 crown edge inserts in white. There is a clear plastic circle on top of the middle of each crown. There is a chip number at the bottom of the chip around the inlay. The centre inlay is silver with the casino name, location and the chip denomination in black. The left side of the inlay has half of a roulette wheel. The background of the inlay has yellow letters that are hard to make out. I can make out "SRH" but I'm not sure what the first letter is supposed to be or what the letters mean.
The $5 jeton that I kept is quite a bit smaller than a normal chip. The chip is bright pink with black writing around the middle of the chip. The middle of the chip is see-through with a castle on one side and the denomination on the other. On both side the denomination is gold with a black border.
I tried to get a picture that shows the middle well, this is the best I got.
City: Haiphong, Vietnam
Casino: Casino Do Son
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Do Son in Haiphong, Vietnam. After the casino in Ha Long Bay I hailed a taxi who took me to the bus station so I could get to Haiphong. The taxi was 50k and as I arrived a bus showed up going to Haiphong. I hopped on, paid my 60k and fired up the Netflix. When I arrived there were many taxis waiting for us all offering rides for very high rates. They wanted 500k, I told them no chance. Eventually I walked away and one guy ran after and took me up on my offer of 250k.
I stayed at a 4 star hotel down the street from the casino hotel. I walked the 15 minutes to Casino Do Son to collect a chip. I played $10 BJ and won $62. I kept a $1 chip and a $5 because it was an undersized jeton that looked really neat. The pit boss gave me a comped meal ticket as I was leaving so I grabbed dinner in the completely empty restaurant and then headed back to my hotel. To be honest the whole resort was empty for some reason, it was like a graveyard. The casino wasn't big, they had about 12 tables available which included the standard BJ, roulette and baccarat.
The $1 chip that I kept is just slightly bigger than a normal chip. The chip is forest green with 4 rectangle edge inserts and 4 crown edge inserts in white. There is a clear plastic circle on top of the middle of each crown. There is a chip number at the bottom of the chip around the inlay. The centre inlay is silver with the casino name, location and the chip denomination in black. The left side of the inlay has half of a roulette wheel. The background of the inlay has yellow letters that are hard to make out. I can make out "SRH" but I'm not sure what the first letter is supposed to be or what the letters mean.
The $5 jeton that I kept is quite a bit smaller than a normal chip. The chip is bright pink with black writing around the middle of the chip. The middle of the chip is see-through with a castle on one side and the denomination on the other. On both side the denomination is gold with a black border.
I tried to get a picture that shows the middle well, this is the best I got.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 28th, 2018 at 10:33:38 PM
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On the green chip, I think if you consider the 1/2 roulette wheel as the back of the D, the initials reading in a diamond from left to right, are DSHP. Which corresponds to the location printed just below that in black. The S is a little raised, the P is a little lowered, and overlaps the S.
I could be wrong.
I could be wrong.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
October 29th, 2018 at 11:23:22 AM
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That’s as good of a guess as I think we will get. No way to really ever know so I think I’ll go with what you said lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 30th, 2018 at 9:41:53 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Da Nang, Vietnam
Casino: Crown
Today's chip of the day is from Crown Casino in Da Nang, Vietnam. I couldn't find any information as to whether this casino is owned or operated by the Aussie Crown company. This was actually the second casino that I visited in Da Nang when we arrived, the first one only had electronic tables with no chips. Crown was a high end casino with 8 table games including BJ. My sister was with me as we had just flown in so I didn't check out much of the casino. I lost $20 playing $10 BJ before we headed back to the airport to grab our bags and head on our way. I took a cab to Hoi An one town over while my sister spent a day in Da Nang, this is why I hit up the casinos as we got off the plane.
The chip is a pink BG with 8 sets of black double edge inserts. The denomination is listed 4 times around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is off-white with a crown and the casino name both in gold. The denomination is at the bottom of the inlay in black with a tiny manufacturer's mark underneath it.
City: Da Nang, Vietnam
Casino: Crown
Today's chip of the day is from Crown Casino in Da Nang, Vietnam. I couldn't find any information as to whether this casino is owned or operated by the Aussie Crown company. This was actually the second casino that I visited in Da Nang when we arrived, the first one only had electronic tables with no chips. Crown was a high end casino with 8 table games including BJ. My sister was with me as we had just flown in so I didn't check out much of the casino. I lost $20 playing $10 BJ before we headed back to the airport to grab our bags and head on our way. I took a cab to Hoi An one town over while my sister spent a day in Da Nang, this is why I hit up the casinos as we got off the plane.
The chip is a pink BG with 8 sets of black double edge inserts. The denomination is listed 4 times around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is off-white with a crown and the casino name both in gold. The denomination is at the bottom of the inlay in black with a tiny manufacturer's mark underneath it.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 31st, 2018 at 2:12:39 PM
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New chips will be available tomorrow at the new Terrible's Hotel and Casino (old Gold Strike in Jean NV).
https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/after-renovation-gold-strike-rebrands-to-terribles-hotel-casino/
https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/after-renovation-gold-strike-rebrands-to-terribles-hotel-casino/
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
October 31st, 2018 at 5:05:06 PM
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Doc I’ll leave that up to you to collect as I won’t be back in Vegas until spring fling.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 31st, 2018 at 6:28:57 PM
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Thanks for the update, DRich. I will be in Vegas in early December and will definitely pick up a five-week-old chip for the collection. There is not much else in Nevada currently on my "chips-I-might-get" list -- a couple of places in Crystal Bay that might reopen some day, a Resorts World that could open, the alleged possibility of a Virgin Las Vegas, and the very slim possibility that some day they install table games at Laughlin River Lodge. The rest of the Nevada casinos I don't yet have covered are just too far off my usual paths. Terrible's in Jean is by far the most realistic shot.
October 31st, 2018 at 6:45:56 PM
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I had a complete set of Nevada chips that I once again completed last May. When I collect this new one I will once again have a complete set. It only becomes difficult to maintain the complete collection when northern casinos open or change names in Nevada.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 31st, 2018 at 10:09:25 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Casino: Muong Thanh Game Club
Today's chip of the day is from the Muong Thanh Game Club in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I had no idea that Nha Trang had any casinos, I happened upon these next two chips by accident. The last day that we were in Nha Trang we walked by the Muong Thanh Game Club and I noticed it. I decided to go inside and check it out, turns out they have table games and a poker table that opened up at 8 pm. We went back to our hostel and my plan was to visit the casino later that night. I did some research online and found one more casino that I planned to visit, that will be the subject of tomorrow's chip of the day.
When I got to MT Game Club later that night they had a $20 BJ table open but the poker table wasn't opening due to a lack of players. The club was quite small with only a few table games and 50 or so slot machines. I think there was also electronic roulette but I can't remember for sure. I ended up losing $100 USD (I say this because the other casino in town didn't use USD) before I moved onto my next stop for the night.
The chip is made of a lower quality plastic I think but I wouldn't say it is as bad as a home set of poker chips. The chip is black with 3 yellow edge inserts, each insert has a crown in it. The black portion of the chip has yellow leaves on it. The centre inlay is silver with a gold centre. The casino name shows up twice on the silver part of the inlay in white. The centre gold section has a white star with the denomination in red. The "1" looks like it has wings, not sure what else that would be.
City: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Casino: Muong Thanh Game Club
Today's chip of the day is from the Muong Thanh Game Club in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I had no idea that Nha Trang had any casinos, I happened upon these next two chips by accident. The last day that we were in Nha Trang we walked by the Muong Thanh Game Club and I noticed it. I decided to go inside and check it out, turns out they have table games and a poker table that opened up at 8 pm. We went back to our hostel and my plan was to visit the casino later that night. I did some research online and found one more casino that I planned to visit, that will be the subject of tomorrow's chip of the day.
When I got to MT Game Club later that night they had a $20 BJ table open but the poker table wasn't opening due to a lack of players. The club was quite small with only a few table games and 50 or so slot machines. I think there was also electronic roulette but I can't remember for sure. I ended up losing $100 USD (I say this because the other casino in town didn't use USD) before I moved onto my next stop for the night.
The chip is made of a lower quality plastic I think but I wouldn't say it is as bad as a home set of poker chips. The chip is black with 3 yellow edge inserts, each insert has a crown in it. The black portion of the chip has yellow leaves on it. The centre inlay is silver with a gold centre. The casino name shows up twice on the silver part of the inlay in white. The centre gold section has a white star with the denomination in red. The "1" looks like it has wings, not sure what else that would be.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
October 31st, 2018 at 11:42:11 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Asia
City: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Casino: Muong Thanh Game Club
...When I got to MT Game Club later that night they had a $20 BJ table open but the poker table wasn't opening due to a lack of players. The club was quite small with only a few table games and 50 or so slot machines...
Unfortunately, the MT Game Club is named correctly... It's empty.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
November 1st, 2018 at 7:30:00 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Casino: Sunrise Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Sunrise Casino in Nha Trang, Vietnam. After I left MT Game Club I walked 20 minutes to Sunrise Casino. On my way I saw another casino which I stopped in to check if they had tables. Sadly the casino only had slots and E-tables so I continued onto Sunrise. I arrived at the building that houses the casino and off the lobby there were two doors, I went to the open one which only had slots and E-tables. As I was leaving I peaked into the other side to see what was there and I found 5 baccarat tables. It was a high limit room for Chinese tourists. The currency used in that room was the Chinese Yuan but the cage was happy to turn my USD into Yuan and back again afterwards at the same rate. The lowest minimum on any table was 200 Yuan which is about $29 USD. The other tables were much higher limits, I think the next lowest was 500 Yuan minimum. I played baccarat for a bit and after converting it back to USD I was up $133.
The chip is purple with either red or orange designs 3 times around the chip instead of edge inserts. There are 3 light blue "5's" around the chip. The centre inlay is gold with a light blue border. The casino name on the chip is WRA Casino, I can't really explain this as everywhere inside and outside the casino says Sunrise Casino. The chip is pretty marked up from use.
City: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Casino: Sunrise Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Sunrise Casino in Nha Trang, Vietnam. After I left MT Game Club I walked 20 minutes to Sunrise Casino. On my way I saw another casino which I stopped in to check if they had tables. Sadly the casino only had slots and E-tables so I continued onto Sunrise. I arrived at the building that houses the casino and off the lobby there were two doors, I went to the open one which only had slots and E-tables. As I was leaving I peaked into the other side to see what was there and I found 5 baccarat tables. It was a high limit room for Chinese tourists. The currency used in that room was the Chinese Yuan but the cage was happy to turn my USD into Yuan and back again afterwards at the same rate. The lowest minimum on any table was 200 Yuan which is about $29 USD. The other tables were much higher limits, I think the next lowest was 500 Yuan minimum. I played baccarat for a bit and after converting it back to USD I was up $133.
The chip is purple with either red or orange designs 3 times around the chip instead of edge inserts. There are 3 light blue "5's" around the chip. The centre inlay is gold with a light blue border. The casino name on the chip is WRA Casino, I can't really explain this as everywhere inside and outside the casino says Sunrise Casino. The chip is pretty marked up from use.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 1st, 2018 at 9:23:38 PM
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If the minimum wager you could find in the casino was 200 Yuan, what is the denomination of this "5" chip? Is it 5 Yuan? Does that mean that you have to stack forty of these chips to place a minimum wager? And a stack of 100 chips for a minimum wager at any of the other tables? Seems like an inconvenient chip to have in play in such a casino. I suppose they may only be used for paying banker commissions.
Does the chip say "cash" three times so that you are sure to get the point?
;-)
Does the chip say "cash" three times so that you are sure to get the point?
;-)
November 1st, 2018 at 11:14:24 PM
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Quote: DocIf the minimum wager you could find in the casino was 200 Yuan, what is the denomination of this "5" chip? Is it 5 Yuan? Does that mean that you have to stack forty of these chips to place a minimum wager? And a stack of 100 chips for a minimum wager at any of the other tables? Seems like an inconvenient chip to have in play in such a casino. I suppose they may only be used for paying banker commissions.
Does the chip say "cash" three times so that you are sure to get the point?
;-)
This chip is 5 Yuan. I was betting in 100 Yuan chips but they have 5’s and 25’s for commission to be paid.
Maybe it’s like Sheldon knocking three times? (Not sure if you’ll get that reference)
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 2nd, 2018 at 7:31:20 AM
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I know a number of folks (including my brother) who think a nerdy guy like me should really be into that show. I still have never watched a single episode, so I have no real way of knowing whether I would like it or not. And your reference went over my head, of course.Quote: PokerGrinder(Not sure if you’ll get that reference)
November 2nd, 2018 at 10:33:05 AM
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Big Bang is a cute show. In the show Sheldon knocks and says the persons name 3 times and he has to finish his knocks even if he’s interrupted.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 4th, 2018 at 9:04:20 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Casino: Phoenix Casino
This wraps up my chip posts from Vietnam, I think tomorrow I will make a short jump over to a new country for two chips.
Today's chip of the day is from the Phoenix Casino in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. This casino took a lot more effort to get to then casinos normally do. The casino is about a 65-70 drive away from where I was staying in Hanoi. It was going to be about $25 each way by taxi so I decided to rent a motorbike for $8 and drive there myself. They give you the bike with very little gas so I had to find a gas station but google maps was no help and the locals tried to help but the language barrier made it tough. After 30 minutes of driving around I finally found a gas station, funny thing is from the gas station back to the highway I found another gas station.
I drove to Bac Ninh where the casino is without any issues. The speed limit for bikes was 90 km/h but my speedometer didn’t work so I don’t know exactly how fast I was going. I figure I was doing more than 90 as I was passing about half the cars. This motorbike was a much better machine than I had rented the two previous times.
I got to the casino gate where the guard didn’t want to let me in, I kept saying casino and he said no. Eventually he said hotel check in and I said sure why not. He let me in and I parked my bike in front of his little security hut. I figured I would just leave it there while I fake checked in and went to the casino. About halfway to Bac Ninh I realized that I had forgotten my passport at the hostel but I decided to try and get in without it as I really didn’t feel like turning around. I was able to bluff my way into the casino using my driver’s licence even though they were asking for my passport. I played dumb and since the ID check is 99% to make sure that locals don’t gamble I didn’t have too much trouble getting in as I am clearly not local.
The staff as usual were amused by the white guy in their casino. I got looks and some players trying to help me as if I looked lost or something. I bought some chips and headed for the $20 BJ table where I won $40. They didn’t have $1 chips so I went to roulette and lost $16 for a grand total win of $23 (kept a $1 chip), woot! The BJ was dealt oddly in that they dealt the game face down but after I looked at my cards they would turn them over on the felt and the game was played normally as if it wasn’t a hand held game. Seemed like a giant waste of time to me. Part of the casino was a shopping area where they sold extremely high end watches, purses and jewelry, way out of my price range. There were 15+ tables not including the high limit room which I was told I couldn't go into.
I headed back to the gate to get my bike and the guard seemed thoroughly confused as I said thank you and good bye. He had no idea why I was leaving as he thought that I was staying at the hotel. The drive back was mostly uneventful despite some light rain. At the high speeds the wind was so strong as it hit me. Also the highways were quite sandy and I had broken my sunglasses earlier in Vietnam so I didn’t have any. 3 different times I got pegged with a rock from a car’s tire, each time it stung quite a bit as it was coming at me very fast!
In the end it was worth it because I have a funny story to tell and a chip from a casino that not many collectors have been to!
The chip is white with 5 sets of lime green edge inserts. The "centre inlay" is white and orange with the casino name in dark red. The lighter red image in the middle of the chip seems like it should be a phoenix but it looks nothing like one. Honestly I have no idea if that thing is anything or just some random design.
City: Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Casino: Phoenix Casino
This wraps up my chip posts from Vietnam, I think tomorrow I will make a short jump over to a new country for two chips.
Today's chip of the day is from the Phoenix Casino in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. This casino took a lot more effort to get to then casinos normally do. The casino is about a 65-70 drive away from where I was staying in Hanoi. It was going to be about $25 each way by taxi so I decided to rent a motorbike for $8 and drive there myself. They give you the bike with very little gas so I had to find a gas station but google maps was no help and the locals tried to help but the language barrier made it tough. After 30 minutes of driving around I finally found a gas station, funny thing is from the gas station back to the highway I found another gas station.
I drove to Bac Ninh where the casino is without any issues. The speed limit for bikes was 90 km/h but my speedometer didn’t work so I don’t know exactly how fast I was going. I figure I was doing more than 90 as I was passing about half the cars. This motorbike was a much better machine than I had rented the two previous times.
I got to the casino gate where the guard didn’t want to let me in, I kept saying casino and he said no. Eventually he said hotel check in and I said sure why not. He let me in and I parked my bike in front of his little security hut. I figured I would just leave it there while I fake checked in and went to the casino. About halfway to Bac Ninh I realized that I had forgotten my passport at the hostel but I decided to try and get in without it as I really didn’t feel like turning around. I was able to bluff my way into the casino using my driver’s licence even though they were asking for my passport. I played dumb and since the ID check is 99% to make sure that locals don’t gamble I didn’t have too much trouble getting in as I am clearly not local.
The staff as usual were amused by the white guy in their casino. I got looks and some players trying to help me as if I looked lost or something. I bought some chips and headed for the $20 BJ table where I won $40. They didn’t have $1 chips so I went to roulette and lost $16 for a grand total win of $23 (kept a $1 chip), woot! The BJ was dealt oddly in that they dealt the game face down but after I looked at my cards they would turn them over on the felt and the game was played normally as if it wasn’t a hand held game. Seemed like a giant waste of time to me. Part of the casino was a shopping area where they sold extremely high end watches, purses and jewelry, way out of my price range. There were 15+ tables not including the high limit room which I was told I couldn't go into.
I headed back to the gate to get my bike and the guard seemed thoroughly confused as I said thank you and good bye. He had no idea why I was leaving as he thought that I was staying at the hotel. The drive back was mostly uneventful despite some light rain. At the high speeds the wind was so strong as it hit me. Also the highways were quite sandy and I had broken my sunglasses earlier in Vietnam so I didn’t have any. 3 different times I got pegged with a rock from a car’s tire, each time it stung quite a bit as it was coming at me very fast!
In the end it was worth it because I have a funny story to tell and a chip from a casino that not many collectors have been to!
The chip is white with 5 sets of lime green edge inserts. The "centre inlay" is white and orange with the casino name in dark red. The lighter red image in the middle of the chip seems like it should be a phoenix but it looks nothing like one. Honestly I have no idea if that thing is anything or just some random design.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 5th, 2018 at 7:42:24 AM
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With the Phoenix being a mythical bird, it's probably a serious challenge to decide whether a representation is accurate or not. Usually they are depicted with spreading wings as the bird arises from the ashes, but not in this case.Quote: PokerGrinderThe lighter red image in the middle of the chip seems like it should be a phoenix but it looks nothing like one. Honestly I have no idea if that thing is anything or just some random design.
I don't really think that's a random design on the chip though. My imagination thinks the five flared designs at the top represent a spread of tail feathers, like on a peacock or a proud rooster, with the bird's main body being at the bottom and left. At the end of that swoop is the head, but I'm not sure whether the beak is that point facing right toward the full part of the tail feathers and the other point (toward the letter H) is the crest or the other way around.
Or perhaps this is a drawing of a solar corona, and the artist was thinking of the Phoenix Suns.
November 5th, 2018 at 8:56:40 AM
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Wow I actually can see a bird with the way you described the beak and the head. Very cool, I never would have seen that otherwise.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 9th, 2018 at 10:02:19 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Nam Ngum, Laos
Casino: Dansavanh
Today's chip of the day marks a new country for this thread. The chip is from Dansavanh Casino in Nam Ngum, Laos. The casino is situated in the mountains almost 2 hours from Vientiane. I made my way by tuk tuk to the hotel with a free shuttle to the casino. I am very glad that I decided to take the shuttle instead of renting a motorcycle as the roads were atrocious. I originally got off at the golf course without realizing that I was in the wrong spot. They have two small casinos in the golf course area, one for slots and one for tables and slots. I lost at the golf course while I waited for the shuttle to come back so I could go to the actual casino. The actual casino is massive! It had 15 tables in the main area plus 5 VIP sections and a separate area for slots. I ended up losing early and chasing for a while to the tune of a $480 (USD) loss. All gambling is done in Thai Baht but the cage will exchange most currencies.
I got a free buffet and the food was pretty solid. Rice, stewed duck, stewed chicken wings and some random veggies. While I was eating this woman that was watching me play sat down to eat with me, I assumed that she wanted money as she kept telling me how much she lost. She eventually did, I said no and went for more food. When I got back to the dining hall she was gone and I was invited to sit with three ladies. I did since I didn’t want to be rude. They asked about the other lady and I told them she asked for money and I said no. I’m pretty sure they were going to ask as well although they could have been hookers too. Who knows in Asia??? I grabbed a brownie to go and then took the shuttle back to the city. The shuttle let me get off around where my hotel was which saved me a tuk tuk ride from the hotel that the shuttle stops at.
The chip is red with a mixture of edge inserts. There are 4 triangular light red inserts and 4 flower inserts with light pink petals and a blue centre. It is also possible that the petals were originally white with the red bleeding onto them, I can't tell for sure either way. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and all other writing in black. For some reason the "S" and the "V" are capitalized in the name when they aren't on the casino website. The denomination is in Thai Baht as that is who the clientele are. I am not sure what the "B" and the "CC-2" mean but I assume one of them indicate which set of chips this is from.
City: Nam Ngum, Laos
Casino: Dansavanh
Today's chip of the day marks a new country for this thread. The chip is from Dansavanh Casino in Nam Ngum, Laos. The casino is situated in the mountains almost 2 hours from Vientiane. I made my way by tuk tuk to the hotel with a free shuttle to the casino. I am very glad that I decided to take the shuttle instead of renting a motorcycle as the roads were atrocious. I originally got off at the golf course without realizing that I was in the wrong spot. They have two small casinos in the golf course area, one for slots and one for tables and slots. I lost at the golf course while I waited for the shuttle to come back so I could go to the actual casino. The actual casino is massive! It had 15 tables in the main area plus 5 VIP sections and a separate area for slots. I ended up losing early and chasing for a while to the tune of a $480 (USD) loss. All gambling is done in Thai Baht but the cage will exchange most currencies.
I got a free buffet and the food was pretty solid. Rice, stewed duck, stewed chicken wings and some random veggies. While I was eating this woman that was watching me play sat down to eat with me, I assumed that she wanted money as she kept telling me how much she lost. She eventually did, I said no and went for more food. When I got back to the dining hall she was gone and I was invited to sit with three ladies. I did since I didn’t want to be rude. They asked about the other lady and I told them she asked for money and I said no. I’m pretty sure they were going to ask as well although they could have been hookers too. Who knows in Asia??? I grabbed a brownie to go and then took the shuttle back to the city. The shuttle let me get off around where my hotel was which saved me a tuk tuk ride from the hotel that the shuttle stops at.
The chip is red with a mixture of edge inserts. There are 4 triangular light red inserts and 4 flower inserts with light pink petals and a blue centre. It is also possible that the petals were originally white with the red bleeding onto them, I can't tell for sure either way. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and all other writing in black. For some reason the "S" and the "V" are capitalized in the name when they aren't on the casino website. The denomination is in Thai Baht as that is who the clientele are. I am not sure what the "B" and the "CC-2" mean but I assume one of them indicate which set of chips this is from.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 10th, 2018 at 10:19:00 AM
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My guess is the “B” is for “Bhat”, and “CC-2” is the location. Did you get this chip from the golf course casino?
I am curious why all the printing is in English, even though the main clientele are from China and other Asian countries. Is it in Chinese on the back?
I am curious why all the printing is in English, even though the main clientele are from China and other Asian countries. Is it in Chinese on the back?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
November 10th, 2018 at 10:14:01 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaMy guess is the “B” is for “Bhat”, and “CC-2” is the location. Did you get this chip from the golf course casino?
I am curious why all the printing is in English, even though the main clientele are from China and other Asian countries. Is it in Chinese on the back?
Possibly for the "B" but I definitely don't think the other one is for the location. I got this chip in the main casino, both casinos used the same chips.
Actually the main clientele are from Thailand but I get your point. Both sides of the chip are identical.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 10th, 2018 at 10:32:58 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Savannakhet Laos
Casino: Savan Vegas
Today's chip of the day is from Savan Vegas Casino in Savannakhet, Laos. My sister and I took tuk tuk to the casino for 200 Baht even though the local curreny is Kip. Savannakhet is right on the Thai border so some of the drivers live in Thailand. The drive was uneventful except that in the back of the vehicle was the drivers very young child sitting in a box. I guess it was take your kid to work day :P
I played 200 Baht minimum BJ and won 4200 Baht. As was standard in most casinos in Asia I was able to exchange USD to Baht and then back again before leaving. The BJ was the closest to North American BJ that I had seen in that the dealer was fast and there wasn’t a card burned before every hand. The cards were hand shuffled by the dealer at the end of the shoe. The dealers were good because they actually deal this game everyday unlike most other casinos where BJ was only opened on request. Maegan sat in the restaurant and used the wifi for the couple hours we were there. After I was done I joined her and had spicy chicken with rice. The chicken was cold and the rice was hot, one of those needed to have their temperature changed for sure.
The casino was Vegas style with a ton of slot machines and a good mix of tables games. There were a ton of elephant sculptures inside and outside of the casino. I like elephants so the decor suited me quite well.
The chip is red with 6 white/brown/white edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and logo in yellow. No surprise the casino logo is an elephant. The denomination is gold with a black border and cash is on the bottom in red. I like this chip a lot better than yesterday's as it is a cleaner centre inlay. I mean the design not the cleanliness.
City: Savannakhet Laos
Casino: Savan Vegas
Today's chip of the day is from Savan Vegas Casino in Savannakhet, Laos. My sister and I took tuk tuk to the casino for 200 Baht even though the local curreny is Kip. Savannakhet is right on the Thai border so some of the drivers live in Thailand. The drive was uneventful except that in the back of the vehicle was the drivers very young child sitting in a box. I guess it was take your kid to work day :P
I played 200 Baht minimum BJ and won 4200 Baht. As was standard in most casinos in Asia I was able to exchange USD to Baht and then back again before leaving. The BJ was the closest to North American BJ that I had seen in that the dealer was fast and there wasn’t a card burned before every hand. The cards were hand shuffled by the dealer at the end of the shoe. The dealers were good because they actually deal this game everyday unlike most other casinos where BJ was only opened on request. Maegan sat in the restaurant and used the wifi for the couple hours we were there. After I was done I joined her and had spicy chicken with rice. The chicken was cold and the rice was hot, one of those needed to have their temperature changed for sure.
The casino was Vegas style with a ton of slot machines and a good mix of tables games. There were a ton of elephant sculptures inside and outside of the casino. I like elephants so the decor suited me quite well.
The chip is red with 6 white/brown/white edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and logo in yellow. No surprise the casino logo is an elephant. The denomination is gold with a black border and cash is on the bottom in red. I like this chip a lot better than yesterday's as it is a cleaner centre inlay. I mean the design not the cleanliness.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 11th, 2018 at 4:14:03 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Asia
City: Savannakhet Laos
Casino: Savan Vegas
Thanks again for the posts PokerGrinder. I by chance/luck/fate/coincidence/ happened to email this property a few days ago. They didn't reply. Very well known and rumored to have horrible customer service and lousy food. The reason for my email was that the web site offers a 1000.Baht room for 4800.Baht. I simply asked about getting the reasonable rate. No reply as I say and I'm not alone. If you join the club, you get the 1000.Baht rate. The rooms are no where near a 4800.Baht room quality wise.(apx $150.usd) The property also sold/taken over? a year or so ago. Thai's don't actually like the place but it's the only show near their rural towns.
November 11th, 2018 at 1:56:01 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Crown Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Crown Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. How many Crown Casino's do we have in this thread now? This chip starts the return to Vietnam for this thread and the last city that I have to post from my Asia trip. Seeing as I got back on April 12 I think I made pretty good time on posting the chips... not! I think I can hear Doc chuckling already.
Crown casino had tables in both USD cash and Dong cash. They also had a couple of chip tables but not many. I won $18 playing $10 minimum baccarat. I then had lunch at the free buffet for players. They had a couple different dishes, the noodles with veggies were quite good. I then snuck out of the casino past the bag check because I didn’t want my bags back and headed across the street to the next casino.
The chip is grey with 8 purple "edge" (close to the edge) inserts. The centre inlay is white with a purple border. The casino name, logo and the chip denomination are all a non shiny gold with a black border.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Crown Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Crown Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. How many Crown Casino's do we have in this thread now? This chip starts the return to Vietnam for this thread and the last city that I have to post from my Asia trip. Seeing as I got back on April 12 I think I made pretty good time on posting the chips... not! I think I can hear Doc chuckling already.
Crown casino had tables in both USD cash and Dong cash. They also had a couple of chip tables but not many. I won $18 playing $10 minimum baccarat. I then had lunch at the free buffet for players. They had a couple different dishes, the noodles with veggies were quite good. I then snuck out of the casino past the bag check because I didn’t want my bags back and headed across the street to the next casino.
The chip is grey with 8 purple "edge" (close to the edge) inserts. The centre inlay is white with a purple border. The casino name, logo and the chip denomination are all a non shiny gold with a black border.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 11th, 2018 at 3:26:24 PM
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I think there is even some chance we will see your European chips before the decade is out! I'll hold off on my 13 new chips from my recent trip, just to give you a reasonable chance to post all of yours.Quote: PokerGrinder... Seeing as I got back on April 12 I think I made pretty good time on posting the chips... not! I think I can hear Doc chuckling already.
November 11th, 2018 at 7:33:43 PM
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I have 8 more from Asia I think, one from Minneapolis and about 30 from Europe. I leave for South America in 64 days so we will see if I finish in time lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 12th, 2018 at 9:49:05 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Good Luck Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Good Luck Casino (sort of) in Bavet, Cambodia. I arrived at the next casino, the door said Good Luck Casino and the awning on the casino said May Man Casino. I went inside and found one of the 5 tables that were using chips, (most tables used cash) the chips said Golden Island Casino so I really am not sure what was going on here. I decided to go with the name on the front door as that was what was advertised around the casino and on the tables. Whatever casino it was I lost $46 playing baccarat.
The chip is light brown with 4 sets of 2 white edge inserts. There are 4 white diamonds around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is silver with a casino name (notice I said "a" and not "the") and logo on it. There is a bar code on the chip which seems silly with such a low denomination. The chip says cash on it 4 times just in case we were't sure what kind of chip it is.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Good Luck Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Good Luck Casino (sort of) in Bavet, Cambodia. I arrived at the next casino, the door said Good Luck Casino and the awning on the casino said May Man Casino. I went inside and found one of the 5 tables that were using chips, (most tables used cash) the chips said Golden Island Casino so I really am not sure what was going on here. I decided to go with the name on the front door as that was what was advertised around the casino and on the tables. Whatever casino it was I lost $46 playing baccarat.
The chip is light brown with 4 sets of 2 white edge inserts. There are 4 white diamonds around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is silver with a casino name (notice I said "a" and not "the") and logo on it. There is a bar code on the chip which seems silly with such a low denomination. The chip says cash on it 4 times just in case we were't sure what kind of chip it is.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 13th, 2018 at 10:01:33 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Casino Bavet Moc Bai
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Bavet Moc Bai in Bavet, Cambodia. The only BJ table that I found in the casino was being used to deal a different game. I tried to sit down and play, the players and dealer didn't seem to want me to sit. I ended up playing baccarat and winning $4 while keeping this $5 chip.
At Casino Bavet Moc Bai players can’t buy chips at the tables or the cashier, I had to buy from workers walking around with chips. They would also cash you out, I assume this is just a way to hustle for tips.
The chip is yellow with 12 green edge inserts and 4 green 5's around the chip. The centre inlay is white and blue with the casino logo in the middle. The casino name is in white and the denomination is in blue.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Casino Bavet Moc Bai
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Bavet Moc Bai in Bavet, Cambodia. The only BJ table that I found in the casino was being used to deal a different game. I tried to sit down and play, the players and dealer didn't seem to want me to sit. I ended up playing baccarat and winning $4 while keeping this $5 chip.
At Casino Bavet Moc Bai players can’t buy chips at the tables or the cashier, I had to buy from workers walking around with chips. They would also cash you out, I assume this is just a way to hustle for tips.
The chip is yellow with 12 green edge inserts and 4 green 5's around the chip. The centre inlay is white and blue with the casino logo in the middle. The casino name is in white and the denomination is in blue.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 14th, 2018 at 7:00:19 AM
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For now, I have listed this chip in the thread index just as you labeled it in the post. However, I noticed that on the chip it says "Casino Bavet Mocbai", with the final part as a single word instead of two. I, of course, have no idea what is really correct. If we should revise these to match the chip, please let me know.Quote: PokerGrinderCasino: Casino Bavet Moc Bai
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Bavet Moc Bai in Bavet, Cambodia.
November 14th, 2018 at 8:15:09 AM
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I did some searching on google and all the sites say Moc Bai so I went with that. I also have Moc Bai in my notes so I figure that’s correct.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 14th, 2018 at 8:21:17 AM
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Good. We'll go with what we've got. I just didn't want a typo to be preserved in the index forever.
November 17th, 2018 at 8:37:46 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Venus Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Venus Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. This was the newest and nicest looking of the casinos I had visited at this point in Bavet. The casino offered mostly tables using cash but luckily they did have 6 tables that used chips. The downside was that the minimum bet for the tables using cash was $30. I played 2 hands, won one and lost one which meant that I was down $2.50 (commission plus my chip). The pit boss lady seemed to think that I was odd since I only played 2 hands.
The chip is white and looks brand new to me. I assume that is because most of the players play with cash at Venus Casino. The chip has each of the suits around the centre inlay 3 times in baby blue. The centre inlay has an alternating blue/white border. The casino name, the logo (looks space related) and the denomination are in black. I am assuming that the foreign language is Chinese for Venus Casino.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Venus Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Venus Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. This was the newest and nicest looking of the casinos I had visited at this point in Bavet. The casino offered mostly tables using cash but luckily they did have 6 tables that used chips. The downside was that the minimum bet for the tables using cash was $30. I played 2 hands, won one and lost one which meant that I was down $2.50 (commission plus my chip). The pit boss lady seemed to think that I was odd since I only played 2 hands.
The chip is white and looks brand new to me. I assume that is because most of the players play with cash at Venus Casino. The chip has each of the suits around the centre inlay 3 times in baby blue. The centre inlay has an alternating blue/white border. The casino name, the logo (looks space related) and the denomination are in black. I am assuming that the foreign language is Chinese for Venus Casino.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 18th, 2018 at 9:03:01 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Gwin Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Gwin Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. I'm not sure if it is pronounced G-Win or Gwin as in Tony Gwynn the great Padres player, I personally have been calling it G-Win for no real reason other than I wanted to. Anyways at Gwin Casino I figured out the rolling chips a bit (not really). At Gwin Casino I bought $110 worth of rolling chips for $105. The $5 went to the chip runner, I don’t really get the point but I’ll take free money. I lost the free money and $47 more playing baccarat. I left when the shoe ended as I had many more stops to make.
The chip is much nicer than most of the Bavet chips. The chip is black with 2 large white inserts at the top and bottom of the chip. There are 5 white edge inserts on either side of the chip and they are angled. The top and bottom also have 5 stars each underneath the larger inserts. The centre inlay is silver and black with green shapes on the black portion. The casino name appears in rainbow pattern and the denomination is in black.
City: Bavet, Cambodia
Casino: Gwin Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Gwin Casino in Bavet, Cambodia. I'm not sure if it is pronounced G-Win or Gwin as in Tony Gwynn the great Padres player, I personally have been calling it G-Win for no real reason other than I wanted to. Anyways at Gwin Casino I figured out the rolling chips a bit (not really). At Gwin Casino I bought $110 worth of rolling chips for $105. The $5 went to the chip runner, I don’t really get the point but I’ll take free money. I lost the free money and $47 more playing baccarat. I left when the shoe ended as I had many more stops to make.
The chip is much nicer than most of the Bavet chips. The chip is black with 2 large white inserts at the top and bottom of the chip. There are 5 white edge inserts on either side of the chip and they are angled. The top and bottom also have 5 stars each underneath the larger inserts. The centre inlay is silver and black with green shapes on the black portion. The casino name appears in rainbow pattern and the denomination is in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
November 19th, 2018 at 9:59:11 AM
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That’s a dynamic design. I like it, but the color is curious. If 1 is black, what color is 100?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
