Casino Chip of the Day
December 27th, 2018 at 9:56:11 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsRe: Colony Club
The chip is green with 4 yellow/red/yellow edge inserts and a yellow half circle under each insert. The denomination is yellow around the chip 4 times. The centre inlay is blue with a red border.
** This is what I see in the chip picture..but then...
"The casino name and location is white while the logo is red and looks a bit like the Caduceus as a symbol of medicine. It also sort of looks like a face with the nose and two eyes. I couldn't find the logo on the casino's website so I don't know what it actually is. "
What the heck is this? Maybe there's a second picture of the other side? I see casino name in red, denom in white, no logo at all.
It was 1 AM and I was half asleep, this the excuse Im going with cause I have nothing better. It has all been fixed now.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 27th, 2018 at 8:34:56 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Park Tower Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Park Tower Casino in London, England. I stopped here after visiting and failing to visit some of the more exclusive casinos in London. At Park Tower they sign you up for a membership which you must have to enter but it only takes a few minutes to complete. There are 10 tables and 6 e-roulette tables. I don't remember if they had any slot machines. They did have a private salon with more tables that were only meant for the high rollers. I played £10 bj and broke even after keeping my £5. I kept a £5 chip because the 1's were too faded to even see anything on them, they were basically blank blue chips.
The chip is red with 6 black edge inserts. The centre inlay is white, all the writing is black and the logo is a black rook. It is odd that the casino name starts on the middle top which makes the casino location on the left of the inlay instead of the bottom. I did check if the place was called London Park Tower but I found no mention of London in the title. The other side of the chip also has a white inlay, the only differences are the denomination in red instead of the logo and the BG logo.
City: London, England
Casino: Park Tower Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Park Tower Casino in London, England. I stopped here after visiting and failing to visit some of the more exclusive casinos in London. At Park Tower they sign you up for a membership which you must have to enter but it only takes a few minutes to complete. There are 10 tables and 6 e-roulette tables. I don't remember if they had any slot machines. They did have a private salon with more tables that were only meant for the high rollers. I played £10 bj and broke even after keeping my £5. I kept a £5 chip because the 1's were too faded to even see anything on them, they were basically blank blue chips.
The chip is red with 6 black edge inserts. The centre inlay is white, all the writing is black and the logo is a black rook. It is odd that the casino name starts on the middle top which makes the casino location on the left of the inlay instead of the bottom. I did check if the place was called London Park Tower but I found no mention of London in the title. The other side of the chip also has a white inlay, the only differences are the denomination in red instead of the logo and the BG logo.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 27th, 2018 at 9:07:35 PM
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I like this one. It's bold and unpretentious. Heh, it looks like the £5 chips are starting to show their wear as well.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 28th, 2018 at 8:29:16 AM
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I find I like the more basic chips, 2 colours and a basic design. Im not saying a busy chip cant look good but some chips just try too hard.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 28th, 2018 at 9:01:43 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Park Tower Casino
... I did check if the place was called London Park Tower but I found no mention of London in the title...
Odd, since the chip seems quite clear. Maybe there are "Park Tower" casinos in other cities? Technically, the name could be listed as "Grosvenor Casino The Park Tower, London"; however, there is a tradition of listing names in the index by what appears on the chip to make it simpler for future users who have a chip to look it up. In the end, I guess it is up to Doc.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
December 28th, 2018 at 11:51:45 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaQuote: PokerGrinderCategory: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Park Tower Casino
... I did check if the place was called London Park Tower but I found no mention of London in the title...
Odd, since the chip seems quite clear. Maybe there are "Park Tower" casinos in other cities? Technically, the name could be listed as "Grosvenor Casino The Park Tower, London"; however, there is a tradition of listing names in the index by what appears on the chip to make it simpler for future users who have a chip to look it up. In the end, I guess it is up to Doc.
I just went the the Grosvenor site, they list all of their casinos and this is the only one that is called Park Tower. Personally I would list it in the index under Park Tower but like you said Doc gets the final say.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 28th, 2018 at 6:07:24 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Victoria Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Victoria Casino (or the Vic as people call it) in London, England. After leaving the Golden Horseshoe (generic Grosvenor chips) I went to the Vic to play poker. The Vic is also owned by Grosvenor but they had their own chips, I wonder who decides which Grosvenor casinos use the generic chips and which get thir own. When I got there I checked out the small table games section beside the massive poker room to see if they were using the same chips as the poker room, they were. They had 4 tables and a craps table which is rare for England. There was apparently another casino next door or something like that, I assume they had more tables and some slots there. I didn't care to check it out as I just wanted to play poker.
While I played poker I charged my phone in their charge box, I paid £2 because I was at 3% and no idea how to walk the 50 minutes back to my hostel without Google Maps. I lost £500 playing poker in the hour after I got it in with the nuts and the guy makes a boat on the river.
The chip is yellow with 3 green edge inserts and 3 smaller green rectangles around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is holographic with the casino name and location in black. I believe that the denomination is either silver or off white inside of the black outline as it doesn't shine like the rest of the inlay.
City: London, England
Casino: Victoria Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Victoria Casino (or the Vic as people call it) in London, England. After leaving the Golden Horseshoe (generic Grosvenor chips) I went to the Vic to play poker. The Vic is also owned by Grosvenor but they had their own chips, I wonder who decides which Grosvenor casinos use the generic chips and which get thir own. When I got there I checked out the small table games section beside the massive poker room to see if they were using the same chips as the poker room, they were. They had 4 tables and a craps table which is rare for England. There was apparently another casino next door or something like that, I assume they had more tables and some slots there. I didn't care to check it out as I just wanted to play poker.
While I played poker I charged my phone in their charge box, I paid £2 because I was at 3% and no idea how to walk the 50 minutes back to my hostel without Google Maps. I lost £500 playing poker in the hour after I got it in with the nuts and the guy makes a boat on the river.
The chip is yellow with 3 green edge inserts and 3 smaller green rectangles around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is holographic with the casino name and location in black. I believe that the denomination is either silver or off white inside of the black outline as it doesn't shine like the rest of the inlay.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 28th, 2018 at 7:01:48 PM
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Heh. I hope they went with a hologram to help prevent counterfeiting. Otherwise it just reminds me of the late 70s ... and not in a good way.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 28th, 2018 at 9:41:42 PM
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Lol well I have an almost identical one to post so youll get to see it all over again.
Do you collect chips?
Do you collect chips?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 28th, 2018 at 10:26:08 PM
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No, but I asked for some quality home chips for Christmas and so spent a while hemming and hawing through the various poker supply websites looking for styles I liked. Between doing that and reading this list I'm inspired to start collecting.
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Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 29th, 2018 at 6:41:08 AM
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Quote: Gialmere... spent a while hemming and hawing through the various poker supply websites looking for styles I liked. Between doing that and reading this list I'm inspired to start collecting.
Go for it. It's a great way to drive yourself and your family nuts.
I still haven't added chips that I collected back in October to the array on top of my desk, and I haven't even taken the solo-photo of the one I collected in early December. After that, it will be about time to take another photo of the entire collection array. It has been more than six months since I have done that.
Yes, it's a great way to fritter away time while you are going nuts.
;-)
December 29th, 2018 at 8:28:44 AM
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Im at 770 casinos collected from... I think I went nuts years ago!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 29th, 2018 at 10:44:57 AM
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I only have 506. Maybe I'm not quite as crazy. Yet.
December 29th, 2018 at 10:59:18 AM
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Quote: DocI only have 506. Maybe I'm not quite as crazy. Yet.
Are you hinting at a big collecting trip?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 29th, 2018 at 9:00:41 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Gloucester Casino
Today's chip of the day is from The Gloucester Casino in London, England. To be honest this casino has slipped my mind a bit. I looked at some pictures on google and I have some vague memories that I think are from this casino so I'm going to go with it. I remember an Asian restaurant on the first floor and I think the gaming was on the second floor. I played the BJ table closest to the stairs and lost £100 very quickly. This casino is owned by Grosvenor and used generic chips but for some reason they used different generic chips than all the other casinos so I decided to keep one. I struggled with this decision but since it was different and only used at this casino I went for it.
The chip is the exact same chip as yesterday's from The Vic. The only difference is the centre inlay says Grosvenor Casino instead of Victoria Casino.
City: London, England
Casino: Gloucester Casino
Today's chip of the day is from The Gloucester Casino in London, England. To be honest this casino has slipped my mind a bit. I looked at some pictures on google and I have some vague memories that I think are from this casino so I'm going to go with it. I remember an Asian restaurant on the first floor and I think the gaming was on the second floor. I played the BJ table closest to the stairs and lost £100 very quickly. This casino is owned by Grosvenor and used generic chips but for some reason they used different generic chips than all the other casinos so I decided to keep one. I struggled with this decision but since it was different and only used at this casino I went for it.
The chip is the exact same chip as yesterday's from The Vic. The only difference is the centre inlay says Grosvenor Casino instead of Victoria Casino.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 29th, 2018 at 11:06:09 PM
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So why would I index a chip as "Gloucester Casino", when it says "Grosvenor Casino" right there on the chip?Quote: PokerGrinderCasino: Gloucester Casino
Oh. Because that's the name of the casino, huh? O.K., so can you put up with the notion that (at least for now) I have indexed this chip as "Gloucester (Grosvenor)"? Please let me know if that doesn't sound reasonable.
December 29th, 2018 at 11:26:05 PM
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I think that is perfect actually!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 30th, 2018 at 11:56:33 AM
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You were right PG, a complete clone. It's like the late 70s vomited on their chips.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 30th, 2018 at 5:55:27 PM
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So I have a chip from the mid 1990s from the Windsor casino in Canada. Has a polar bear on it. Went to check whether that casino chip had been posted, and noticed that ibeatyouraces (banned member) posted that casino but there are no longer any pics. I dont know what happened (do banned member pics get deleted)? I wanted to point out.
If I can locate the polar bear chip Im happy to post it if people want me to.
If I can locate the polar bear chip Im happy to post it if people want me to.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
December 30th, 2018 at 10:14:43 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Barracuda Club
Today's chip of the day is from The Barracuda Club in London, England. This was my last stop of the my long collecting day and it was another Grosvenor casino. I knew they had chips but they weren't what I thought... They didn't have the £1 or £5 that are on MoGH so I kept a £25 chip like a baller who was down a ton of money and said f**k it. They were using the generic Grosvenor chips for the smaller denominations for some reason. This is the most expensive chip in my collection by far. I have 2 $25 chips that I kept from Deadwood, SD when the casinos didn't have chips of lower denominations with their names on them. Those two chips are worth about $34 Canadian each. This £25 chip that I kept is worth just over $43 Canadian or $32 USD.
The casino was had 19 tables and 20 or so slot machines. The tables were more spread out which made the casino seem larger I think. I think I played £10 but I seem to have lost my records of that session. I also remember winning a small sum, something like £30-£35 I think.
The chip is black with 4 white/teal/white/teal/white edge inserts. Their are 4 white triangles around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and location in black and the denomination is red.
City: London, England
Casino: Barracuda Club
Today's chip of the day is from The Barracuda Club in London, England. This was my last stop of the my long collecting day and it was another Grosvenor casino. I knew they had chips but they weren't what I thought... They didn't have the £1 or £5 that are on MoGH so I kept a £25 chip like a baller who was down a ton of money and said f**k it. They were using the generic Grosvenor chips for the smaller denominations for some reason. This is the most expensive chip in my collection by far. I have 2 $25 chips that I kept from Deadwood, SD when the casinos didn't have chips of lower denominations with their names on them. Those two chips are worth about $34 Canadian each. This £25 chip that I kept is worth just over $43 Canadian or $32 USD.
The casino was had 19 tables and 20 or so slot machines. The tables were more spread out which made the casino seem larger I think. I think I played £10 but I seem to have lost my records of that session. I also remember winning a small sum, something like £30-£35 I think.
The chip is black with 4 white/teal/white/teal/white edge inserts. Their are 4 white triangles around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and location in black and the denomination is red.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 30th, 2018 at 11:06:49 PM
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It's an interesting chip despite being on the plain end of the spectrum. I like how the colors don't shout at me save for the pertinent denomination number that merely raises its voice in a subdued red. I also like how the triangles form a square around the center inlay. What's interesting (and it may differ from chip to chip) is that the lettering centers on neither a triangle point nor an edge insert thus making the viewer feel slightly disoriented as the eyes spiral around looking for symmetry.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 31st, 2018 at 6:53:06 AM
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Quote: unJonSo I have a chip from the mid 1990s from the Windsor casino in Canada. Has a polar bear on it. Went to check whether that casino chip had been posted, and noticed that ibeatyouraces (banned member) posted that casino but there are no longer any pics. I dont know what happened (do banned member pics get deleted)? I wanted to point out.
If I can locate the polar bear chip Im happy to post it if people want me to.
First, a minor correction. It appears that Ibeatyouraces is not a "banned" member but rather a former member who submitted his permanent resignation six months or so ago.
Second, I don't think I had ever noticed that the Windsor Casino chip image had disappeared from the CCotD post that Ibeatyouraces made back in June 2015. Thanks for pointing that out.
I don't think that photos or posts, even from banned members, are deleted from the forum unless there is a problem with content. It is more likely that either he deleted the image from the post himself or that it is gone from the site that hosted the image so that it could be posted here. Looks like the former, since there is no dead link in the post. Maybe he never got the image posted to begin with, though I think I would have noticed that.
My quick-and-possibly-inaccurate search indicates that the Windsor Casino became Caesars Windsor. A chip representing the renamed casino was posted by rdw4potus in June 2013, before the older chip was (temporarily) posted here.
I have visited (and collected a souvenir chip from) Caesars Windsor, but I didn't make it there while the casino operated under the old name. Here is my sugggestion for how we handle this:
We will leave the original post from Ibeatyouraces as the description of the old casino and the "official" CCotD post for Casino Windsor. If you can locate your polar bear chip, please post an image of it in this thread and make whatever comments you like about the casino, the chip, how you got your chip, etc. You don't need to format the post as one of the "official" chip-of-the-day posts, since we have one already for that casino. Then, after you post your chip, I will edit my own post that appears immediately below Ibeatyouraces's post -- I will note that the original chip image is missing and provide a link to your post of the polar bear chip. That way, if someone stumbles across the post with the missing image or finds it by using the thread index, they will be directed to your chip image.
Does that work for everyone? (Or perhaps a helpful mod could insert the re-direction to the polar bear chip post right there in Ibeatyouraces's post. I can't do that myself.)
December 31st, 2018 at 11:13:59 AM
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Doc, nothing about my $34 USD chip lol? I figured Id get a comment from you 😂
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 31st, 2018 at 2:02:29 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderDoc, nothing about my $34 USD chip lol? I figured Id get a comment from you 😂
Bugged my eyes right out of my head when I saw you'd kept one that expensive. Does that help?
As to the chip images. They are all 3rd party hosted. One of the biggest purveyors of free photo hosting (can't remember which) dumped access to people's uploads early last year, when they went to a paid subscription service. I'm guessing that might be what ibya's images - he posted when they were free, and has had no reason to update his account there.
I would like to suggest a somewhat dreary and time-consuming fix. I think it will be worth doing, because this thread feels spoiled if it has unmaintained links.
If those that have very full collections can look at their chips against ibya's posts, perhaps between you all the chips are available. If you are willing to photograph your specimen for each entry, upload it, and post BOTH the permalink to that post, AND any images you have made of your chip, I will edit those links into his posts. If you're willing to do it, I would suggest we start a separate thread for just that purpose so we don't clutter up this one with the back-and-forth. Also, if people upload to that thread, we'll know which have been found and fixed and not duplicate the effort. We could also insert MoGH images if we have to.
Once the posts are restored, I will delete that thread. I think since the chips were originally collected in person and accepted, the matter of a restored image does not violate the standard of collectors, but heals the thread.
Your thoughts?
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
December 31st, 2018 at 4:34:44 PM
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If you are willing to photograph your specimen for each entry, upload it...
Babs can you try and keep this thread clean that would be appreciated 🤣
Babs can you try and keep this thread clean that would be appreciated 🤣
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
December 31st, 2018 at 6:18:49 PM
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Category: Asia
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
May I have the honor of posting the final chip of 2018?
This 100 HKD chip comes from the Casino Lisboa in Macau on December 23, 2018. I played one table-minimum $200 hand of blackjack ($25 USD) and won with a pair of jacks over the dealer's 19. Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
The shape of the chip is like a very flat flying saucerit's not level on each side. Among my chips was another one with the same design but a mango yellow color (instead of green) in the middle. A detailed trip report to come!
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
May I have the honor of posting the final chip of 2018?
This 100 HKD chip comes from the Casino Lisboa in Macau on December 23, 2018. I played one table-minimum $200 hand of blackjack ($25 USD) and won with a pair of jacks over the dealer's 19. Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
The shape of the chip is like a very flat flying saucerit's not level on each side. Among my chips was another one with the same design but a mango yellow color (instead of green) in the middle. A detailed trip report to come!
December 31st, 2018 at 8:29:20 PM
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Wow! I've never seen anything like it. Of course, I've never been to China. If the chips are saucer shaped, do they stack okay or topple easy? Is the outer area merely decorative or does it represent snake skin or dragon scales?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 31st, 2018 at 11:19:35 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderDoc, nothing about my $34 USD chip lol? I figured Id get a comment from you 😂
A $34 chip? Don't you recall when I posted this one?
Quote: beachbumbabsI would like to suggest a somewhat dreary and time-consuming fix.
Man, I'm not sure I even have the energy to figure out what chips IBYA posted in this thread. I know I reluctantly indexed a post for which he no longer had the chip. I doubt we will ever be able to straighten that one out, and I regret the way I handled it then. If someone comes up with the list of missing chip images, we can work on it.
Quote: smoothgrhCasino: Casino Lisboa
The shape of the chip is like a very flat flying saucerit's not level on each side.
My assessment is that this is a jetton. I only have two of those in my collection. When I posted them -- here and here, I tried to display the shape by including an "edge" photo.
January 1st, 2019 at 12:27:34 AM
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Quote: smoothgrhCategory: Asia
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
May I have the honor of posting the final chip of 2018?
This 100 HKD chip comes from the Casino Lisboa in Macau on December 23, 2018. I played one table-minimum $200 hand of blackjack ($25 USD) and won with a pair of jacks over the dealer's 19. Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
The shape of the chip is like a very flat flying saucerit's not level on each side. Among my chips was another one with the same design but a mango yellow color (instead of green) in the middle. A detailed trip report to come!
Doc, konbu already posted a chip from this same set (10 HKD) from Oceanus which is another of the SJM casinos. Thoughts on indexing it twice?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 1st, 2019 at 12:30:23 AM
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Quote: DocA $34 chip? Don't you recall when I posted this one?
Well... the chip might say $1000 but its still only worth $1.44 usd lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 1st, 2019 at 6:10:03 AM
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Quote: smoothgrhCategory: Asia
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
African Chicken keeps showing up in Macau advertisements as some how a native dish to the island. Please clarify when/if you post a trip report. Thanks.
January 1st, 2019 at 11:45:46 AM
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Quote: NokTangQuote: smoothgrhCategory: Asia
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
African Chicken keeps showing up in Macau advertisements as some how a native dish to the island. Please clarify when/if you post a trip report. Thanks.
It is and it is excellent!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 1st, 2019 at 1:33:38 PM
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Quote: Doc
My assessment is that this is a jetton. I only have two of those in my collection. When I posted them -- here and here, I tried to display the shape by including an "edge" photo.
Thanks for the information! I had never heard ofnor seena jeton before, so when I saw those unusual chips at an unfamiliar casino, I thought "Toto, we're not in Reno anymore!"
Upon further examination, the chip description wasn't quite accurate. The jetons are flat on each side and they're therefore stackable. The edges of the jeton have the distinctive design of being like a flying saucer edge. (That's the best description I can think of.)
I was a bit disappointed that the chip didn't say Casino Lisboa, but I suppose the corporate style is similar to the Great Canadian Casino chips of the 2000s.
Here's a side view of the chip.
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January 1st, 2019 at 1:35:48 PM
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Quote: NokTangQuote: smoothgrhCategory: Asia
City: Macau
Casino: Casino Lisboa
Winner winner, literally paid for my chicken (among other dishes) dinner!
African Chicken keeps showing up in Macau advertisements as some how a native dish to the island. Please clarify when/if you post a trip report. Thanks.
The Macau Cafe in Kowloon has a chicken for its logo. I don't recall chicken iconography in Macau itself, but I'll review my photos.
I'll try to write the trip report soonbefore I start forgetting details.
January 1st, 2019 at 1:40:51 PM
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Quote: smoothgrhQuote: Doc
My assessment is that this is a jetton. I only have two of those in my collection. When I posted them -- here and here, I tried to display the shape by including an "edge" photo.
Thanks for the information! I had never heard ofnor seena jeton before, so when I saw those unusual chips at an unfamiliar casino, I thought "Toto, we're not in Reno anymore!"
Upon further examination, the chip description wasn't quite accurate. The jetons are flat on each side and they're therefore stackable. The edges of the jeton have the distinctive design of being like a flying saucer edge. (That's the best description I can think of.)
I was a bit disappointed that the chip didn't say Casino Lisboa, but I suppose the corporate style is similar to the Great Western Canadian casino chips of the 2000s.
Here's a side view of the chip.
A company called SJM owns about half the casinos in Macau and almost all of them use the same generic chips. The only exceptions to my knowledge are Lan Kwai Fong and Ponte 16.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 1st, 2019 at 1:58:13 PM
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It reminds me of the beads on an abacus.
It's kind of clever since you can easily select "x" amount of chips from a stack.
It's kind of clever since you can easily select "x" amount of chips from a stack.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
January 1st, 2019 at 2:01:35 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Sportsman Casino
Happy New Year everyone!
Today's chip of the day is from The Sportsman Casino in London, England. The Sportsman was a very nice casino that turned out to be a Total Rewards property as well. I played £5 BJ and lost £60 while doing so. I had absolutely no luck in the England casinos, that is how the cookie crumbles sometimes (Anchorman quote). They had 15-20 tables and 40+ slots which was a lot for the small casinos in London.
The chip is red with 4 grey/black/grey edge inserts and 4 grey "5's" around the inlay.The centre inlay is white with the casino name in black. The logo is of a hand holding what looks like the Olympic torch. The chips at The Sportsman showed a lot more wear than others that I saw. The blue £1 chips were so faded that I could barely see the name on them anymore. I kept this £5 chip which also shows a decent amount of marking on the centre inlay.
City: London, England
Casino: Sportsman Casino
Happy New Year everyone!
Today's chip of the day is from The Sportsman Casino in London, England. The Sportsman was a very nice casino that turned out to be a Total Rewards property as well. I played £5 BJ and lost £60 while doing so. I had absolutely no luck in the England casinos, that is how the cookie crumbles sometimes (Anchorman quote). They had 15-20 tables and 40+ slots which was a lot for the small casinos in London.
The chip is red with 4 grey/black/grey edge inserts and 4 grey "5's" around the inlay.The centre inlay is white with the casino name in black. The logo is of a hand holding what looks like the Olympic torch. The chips at The Sportsman showed a lot more wear than others that I saw. The blue £1 chips were so faded that I could barely see the name on them anymore. I kept this £5 chip which also shows a decent amount of marking on the centre inlay.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 1st, 2019 at 7:50:57 PM
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How often does a casino purchase fresh chips? You mention here and elsewhere about low denomination chips so worn you can barely read them. I don't expect a place to buy new ones annually but, imho, chips with excessive wear reflect poorly on the establishment.
As for the chip at hand, the color scheme is nice if somewhat bland. I like the denomination numbers at the four compass points for easy identification. I'm not crazy about the club logo but that's not the chip makers problem.
As for the chip at hand, the color scheme is nice if somewhat bland. I like the denomination numbers at the four compass points for easy identification. I'm not crazy about the club logo but that's not the chip makers problem.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
January 1st, 2019 at 8:34:02 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderDoc, konbu already posted a chip from this same set (10 HKD) from Oceanus which is another of the SJM casinos. Thoughts on indexing it twice?
Well, since I've never been to Macau, I (naturally) had forgotten Konbu's post and that he mentioned that SJM had multiple casinos.
In my post right after Konbu's post of the Oceanus chip, I said:
Quote: DocYeah, I seem to have trapped myself into a role of naming the continents/categories and perhaps even the casinos. How did I let that happen? The MOGH catalog just shows this chip under the category of S.J.M. Since you got it at the Oceanus, I think I'll just put it in the directory under that name and possibly make some adjustment if someone starts to post chips/jetons from other S.J.M casinos in Macau.
For now, I think I'm OK with having an Oceanus chip and a Lisboa chip (jetons or jettons, really). These are different designs collected at different casinos, so I don't think we are experiencing an epidemic yet. I may regret that position some day.
January 1st, 2019 at 8:49:26 PM
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Quote: Gialmere (in reference to a jeton)It reminds me of the beads on an abacus.
It's kind of clever since you can easily select "x" amount of chips from a stack.
You might check the Wikipedea entry on jeton, where it says:
Quote: WikiJetons or jettons are tokens or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries. They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a counting board, a lined board similar to an abacus. They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips.
January 1st, 2019 at 10:42:01 PM
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Quote: Doc
For now, I think I'm OK with having an Oceanus chip and a Lisboa chip (jetons or jettons, really). These are different designs collected at different casinos, so I don't think we are experiencing an epidemic yet. I may regret that position some day.
I won't be contributing any more chips (or jetons) from Macau. Even if I return, the minimum bets are just too high for me!
January 2nd, 2019 at 3:56:31 PM
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Quote: DocQuote: Gialmere (in reference to a jeton)It reminds me of the beads on an abacus.
It's kind of clever since you can easily select "x" amount of chips from a stack.
You might check the Wikipedea entry on jeton, where it says:
There's my word of the day. Do pool players ever refer to scoring beads as jetons?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
January 2nd, 2019 at 9:04:30 PM
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Category: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Aspers Casino
Happy January 2nd Everyone! (Just kidding, I promise I won't do that everyday)
Today's chip of the day is from Aspers Casino in London, England. This is easily the most Las Vegas like casino that I visited in London. Aspers casino is about a 30-35 tube ride from where I was staying in Soho and it is easily the most isolated casino. Aspers has 55 table games,242 slot machines and a large poker room. The casino is in the West Stratford Mall, surprisingly not the first casino that I have come across in a mall (Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall).
I played poker for 6 hours while I watched NFL football which is surprisingly hard to find seeing as the NFL has become quite popular over the years across the pond. I played 1/2 as the 2/5 wasn't running and my chips went up and down like a yo-yo, I finished the session up £55. I took the tube back which was hard to find (the tube not my hostel) as the mall was closed and I got slightly lost.
The chip is yellow/orange, you can be the judge. The chip has 3 green edge inserts and green rectangles and "1's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with a gold border. The casino name, location, chip denomination and casino logo are all in black.
I think this is my last chip from England so tomorrow I will start either France or Italy. Any requests?
City: London, England
Casino: Aspers Casino
Happy January 2nd Everyone! (Just kidding, I promise I won't do that everyday)
Today's chip of the day is from Aspers Casino in London, England. This is easily the most Las Vegas like casino that I visited in London. Aspers casino is about a 30-35 tube ride from where I was staying in Soho and it is easily the most isolated casino. Aspers has 55 table games,242 slot machines and a large poker room. The casino is in the West Stratford Mall, surprisingly not the first casino that I have come across in a mall (Palace Casino in West Edmonton Mall).
I played poker for 6 hours while I watched NFL football which is surprisingly hard to find seeing as the NFL has become quite popular over the years across the pond. I played 1/2 as the 2/5 wasn't running and my chips went up and down like a yo-yo, I finished the session up £55. I took the tube back which was hard to find (the tube not my hostel) as the mall was closed and I got slightly lost.
The chip is yellow/orange, you can be the judge. The chip has 3 green edge inserts and green rectangles and "1's" around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is white with a gold border. The casino name, location, chip denomination and casino logo are all in black.
I think this is my last chip from England so tomorrow I will start either France or Italy. Any requests?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 3rd, 2019 at 1:17:43 PM
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I regret not seeking out some casinos when I was in London. Damn, there are a lot of them!
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January 3rd, 2019 at 2:47:22 PM
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Quote: AcesAndEightsI regret not seeking out some casinos when I was in London. Damn, there are a lot of them!
There are and I believe I managed to hit up every single one that I could get into without a membership.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 3rd, 2019 at 9:37:52 PM
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Category: Europe
City: Venice, Italy
Casino: Casino Di Venezia
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Di Venezia in Venice, Italy. I stayed a 10 minute train ride out of Venice and on the day I visited the casino I managed to have to make that train trip to and from Venice 3 times. It started in the morning, I took the train to Venice to take a free tour but I got lost and I wasn't able to get to the meeting spot in time. I took the train back to the hostel and went back to bed. I then took the train to Venice to visit the casino before actually taking the tour this time. I entered the casino (10 fee but they give you 10 for either the tables or machines) and found out that the tables wouldn't be opening until 4 and my tour was at 4:30. By the time they set up the trays and cards I wouldn't have had time to play and make my tour. I decided to leave and come back knowing that I would have to go back to my hostel to put on a long sleeve shirt after the tour. The reason I didn't just wear the long sleeve shirt originally was because it was scorching hot out.
After my 4th and 5th train rides of the day I was able to play BJ and baccarat to get my chip. I had to play baccarat after BJ because that was the only way to get the 1 chip (BJ had .50 and 2 for blackjacks). The casino had a slot room with what I would say was 100-200 slots and the gaming room had about 11 tables. I won 91 playing mostly blackjack. All the dealers or croupiers were dressed fancy like in a Bond movie. It was an interesting casino experience for sure.
The chip is an orange jeton with the serial number "02425" on the bottom. The centre inlay has the casino name and logo in black and the denomination is gold with a black border. The logo is a lion with what looks like a book to me but that doesn't make much sense. At the bottom of the inlay is the "BG" in black.
City: Venice, Italy
Casino: Casino Di Venezia
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Di Venezia in Venice, Italy. I stayed a 10 minute train ride out of Venice and on the day I visited the casino I managed to have to make that train trip to and from Venice 3 times. It started in the morning, I took the train to Venice to take a free tour but I got lost and I wasn't able to get to the meeting spot in time. I took the train back to the hostel and went back to bed. I then took the train to Venice to visit the casino before actually taking the tour this time. I entered the casino (10 fee but they give you 10 for either the tables or machines) and found out that the tables wouldn't be opening until 4 and my tour was at 4:30. By the time they set up the trays and cards I wouldn't have had time to play and make my tour. I decided to leave and come back knowing that I would have to go back to my hostel to put on a long sleeve shirt after the tour. The reason I didn't just wear the long sleeve shirt originally was because it was scorching hot out.
After my 4th and 5th train rides of the day I was able to play BJ and baccarat to get my chip. I had to play baccarat after BJ because that was the only way to get the 1 chip (BJ had .50 and 2 for blackjacks). The casino had a slot room with what I would say was 100-200 slots and the gaming room had about 11 tables. I won 91 playing mostly blackjack. All the dealers or croupiers were dressed fancy like in a Bond movie. It was an interesting casino experience for sure.
The chip is an orange jeton with the serial number "02425" on the bottom. The centre inlay has the casino name and logo in black and the denomination is gold with a black border. The logo is a lion with what looks like a book to me but that doesn't make much sense. At the bottom of the inlay is the "BG" in black.
Last edited by: beachbumbabs on Jan 4, 2019
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. Amarillo Slim Preston
January 4th, 2019 at 4:50:01 AM
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PG's tour of Venice missed those statues!
January 4th, 2019 at 4:52:08 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Casino Di Venezia
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Di Venezia in Venice, Italy.
I guess a whirlwind tour makes it difficult to remember whether you are in London or Venice!
January 4th, 2019 at 6:52:38 AM
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Quote: DocQuote: PokerGrinderCategory: Europe
City: London, England
Casino: Casino Di Venezia
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Di Venezia in Venice, Italy.
I guess a whirlwind tour makes it difficult to remember whether you are in London or Venice!
Fixed the header; guessing it might be too late for PG to edit.
Re: the logo. From Wiki:
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, pictured in the form of a winged lion holding a Bible, is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
Edit: ah, I see that's what Gialmere linked to. Good spot, guy.
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