Casino Chip of the Day
March 20th, 2019 at 9:52:08 PM
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PokerGrinder. I probably asked this before but I will ask again. I would ask Doc as well but I'm not sure that he is into AP stuff.
With all the different casinos you visit are you telling me there is never any juicy promotions? Are you not really taking the time to investigate? I would assume there had to be at least a few really good situations in a few of the casinos at the time you visited. From what I remember you have been to way more casinos that I ever have.
With all the different casinos you visit are you telling me there is never any juicy promotions? Are you not really taking the time to investigate? I would assume there had to be at least a few really good situations in a few of the casinos at the time you visited. From what I remember you have been to way more casinos that I ever have.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
March 21st, 2019 at 7:11:49 AM
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Quote: AxelWolfPokerGrinder. I probably asked this before but I will ask again. I would ask Doc as well but I'm not sure that he is into AP stuff.
With all the different casinos you visit are you telling me there is never any juicy promotions? Are you not really taking the time to investigate? I would assume there had to be at least a few really good situations in a few of the casinos at the time you visited. From what I remember you have been to way more casinos that I ever have.
You have and I think I’m about to give you the same response. It’s really hard to find out about promos or other things like that when you don’t speak the local language.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 21st, 2019 at 9:41:06 PM
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Category: South America
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Hollywood Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Hollywood Casino in Bogota, Colombia. I visited this casino on the last day of my trip before I flew home. Hollywood Casino had about 200 slot machines, 8 tables on the main floor (they have a VIP area) and a small poker area with a few tables. I won 52,500 playing 5000 minimum BJ. They had two types of chips in play, mostly the one that I kept but they also had a few that they had in play in the Medellin Hollywood Casino.
The chip is turquoise with 8 orange edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and the chip denomination both in black.
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Hollywood Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Hollywood Casino in Bogota, Colombia. I visited this casino on the last day of my trip before I flew home. Hollywood Casino had about 200 slot machines, 8 tables on the main floor (they have a VIP area) and a small poker area with a few tables. I won 52,500 playing 5000 minimum BJ. They had two types of chips in play, mostly the one that I kept but they also had a few that they had in play in the Medellin Hollywood Casino.
The chip is turquoise with 8 orange edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and the chip denomination both in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 22nd, 2019 at 10:25:33 PM
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Category: South America
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Aladdin Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Aladdin Casino in Bogota, Colombia. This was the first casino that I visited in South America and the crappiest chip I collected from any of them. The casino had about 250 slot machines and 8 tables on the second floor. Kyle and I played 5,000 minimum BJ for about 20 minutes, I broke even while he won 50,000. Sadly despite MoGH having Aladdin chips they were using a complete set of boring generic chips on all of their tables. I kept one but I would have liked to have the one posted on MoGH over this crap.
The chip is red with white markings around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is a blurred picture of a table felt, I think it might be baccarat. The denomination is both gold "5" and white "0's".
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Aladdin Casino
Today's chip of the day is from the Aladdin Casino in Bogota, Colombia. This was the first casino that I visited in South America and the crappiest chip I collected from any of them. The casino had about 250 slot machines and 8 tables on the second floor. Kyle and I played 5,000 minimum BJ for about 20 minutes, I broke even while he won 50,000. Sadly despite MoGH having Aladdin chips they were using a complete set of boring generic chips on all of their tables. I kept one but I would have liked to have the one posted on MoGH over this crap.
The chip is red with white markings around the centre inlay. The centre inlay is a blurred picture of a table felt, I think it might be baccarat. The denomination is both gold "5" and white "0's".
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 23rd, 2019 at 9:01:23 PM
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Category: South America
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Millionaires Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Millionaires Casino in Bogota, Colombia. Once again neither Casino City or MoGH know that this place exists. The casino's website says that they have been open since October 2015 and has 160 slots and various tables. I will ballpark the "various" games as roughly 15 tables from my memory. This was easily the nicest casino in Colombia that I visited, they really did an amazing job and the name fits very well. The table game limits were quite high on everything except their one BJ table for some reason. The BJ was 5,000 minimum when even the carnival games that take multiple bets per round was at a 10,000 or 15,000 minimum. I lost 90,000 playing BJ for about 30 minutes, mostly alone. I don't usually play as much as I did in these casinos but when the minimum bet is less than $2 USD I don't mind playing for a while.
The chip is beautiful! The chip is a pale tan, not sure if tan can be pale but I didn't know what to call this colour. The 8 edge inserts are... a dark maroon? Again, is that a colour? I was looking at colour palettes online and I couldn't settle on what type of red it is. The centre inlay is white with a gold border. The casino name and logo are beautifully printed in gold with the location in black.
City: Bogota, Colombia
Casino: Millionaires Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Millionaires Casino in Bogota, Colombia. Once again neither Casino City or MoGH know that this place exists. The casino's website says that they have been open since October 2015 and has 160 slots and various tables. I will ballpark the "various" games as roughly 15 tables from my memory. This was easily the nicest casino in Colombia that I visited, they really did an amazing job and the name fits very well. The table game limits were quite high on everything except their one BJ table for some reason. The BJ was 5,000 minimum when even the carnival games that take multiple bets per round was at a 10,000 or 15,000 minimum. I lost 90,000 playing BJ for about 30 minutes, mostly alone. I don't usually play as much as I did in these casinos but when the minimum bet is less than $2 USD I don't mind playing for a while.
The chip is beautiful! The chip is a pale tan, not sure if tan can be pale but I didn't know what to call this colour. The 8 edge inserts are... a dark maroon? Again, is that a colour? I was looking at colour palettes online and I couldn't settle on what type of red it is. The centre inlay is white with a gold border. The casino name and logo are beautifully printed in gold with the location in black.
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You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 24th, 2019 at 6:05:55 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Luckia Casino
On to a new country!
Today's chip of the day is from Luckia Casino in Lima, Peru. I don't remember the size of this place much, they had a decent amount of slots and 12 or so tables plus a poker room. The internet has almost nothing saying that this place exists, if I hadn't been there I probably would say it didn't. Kyle and I played 5,000 minimum Bj for a shoe or so, I lost 20 soles. The poker room was running a tournament but no cash games sadly.
They used chips from a company called Absolute Games S.A which after a google search I found to be a closed company which ended my search. The chip is brown/red with 8 grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white in the middle and peach towards the outer inlay. Absolute games is red with I am assuming their logo around the name. The denomination is black.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Luckia Casino
On to a new country!
Today's chip of the day is from Luckia Casino in Lima, Peru. I don't remember the size of this place much, they had a decent amount of slots and 12 or so tables plus a poker room. The internet has almost nothing saying that this place exists, if I hadn't been there I probably would say it didn't. Kyle and I played 5,000 minimum Bj for a shoe or so, I lost 20 soles. The poker room was running a tournament but no cash games sadly.
They used chips from a company called Absolute Games S.A which after a google search I found to be a closed company which ended my search. The chip is brown/red with 8 grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white in the middle and peach towards the outer inlay. Absolute games is red with I am assuming their logo around the name. The denomination is black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 25th, 2019 at 9:34:47 AM
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Thanks for the posts PG!
Were the game procedures the same in all the casinos you visited in South America (e.g., Dealer distributes cards left to right, etc.)?
Do the slots require hand pays over a certain threshold? I recall you mentioned hitting a 190,000 jackpot,.. If so, do the attendants expect a tip?
Was all the signage in Spanish, or were they in English and Chinese too?
Was the currency different sizes in any of these countries? If so, did the bill feeders work reliably on the slot machines?
Were the game procedures the same in all the casinos you visited in South America (e.g., Dealer distributes cards left to right, etc.)?
Do the slots require hand pays over a certain threshold? I recall you mentioned hitting a 190,000 jackpot,.. If so, do the attendants expect a tip?
Was all the signage in Spanish, or were they in English and Chinese too?
Was the currency different sizes in any of these countries? If so, did the bill feeders work reliably on the slot machines?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 26th, 2019 at 6:45:45 AM
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They deal left to right but there were slight differences. I noticed that a lot of the casinos don't size into the bet to pay it, they take the chips out of the tray, spread them on the felt in front of the tray for the camera and then place them beside the winning bet.
A lot of casinos don't have tito so any cashout whatsoever is a hand pay which gets really annoying when I vulturing multiple machines. No Jackpot, I was just up that much at the casino.
Almost everything was in Spanish but the slots could be changed to English.
Yes the currencies were different sizes and no it didn't matter when putting them into the bill feeders.
A lot of casinos don't have tito so any cashout whatsoever is a hand pay which gets really annoying when I vulturing multiple machines. No Jackpot, I was just up that much at the casino.
Almost everything was in Spanish but the slots could be changed to English.
Yes the currencies were different sizes and no it didn't matter when putting them into the bill feeders.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 26th, 2019 at 11:48:20 AM
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The handpay discussion reminds me, I've been meaning to ask: what's with the $500 machine pay limit in Canada? Is that universal, or do I just have the bad luck of dealing with it in Atlantic Canada? Does it matter what name I give if they're not asking for ID anyway?
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
March 26th, 2019 at 2:25:25 PM
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It really depends on what machines. I’ve had hand pays for $300 and had $1000 win loaded right onto the machine. Both of these were in the same casino. I’ve never given a name when I got a hand pay, I just sign for it.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 26th, 2019 at 3:48:30 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Miami Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Miami Casino in Lima, Peru. This is one of the many casinos that are owned by the Cirsa group that owns a mixture of casinos, slot parlours and sports betting slot parlours across 9 countries. Miami Casino was the first stop on my second round of collecting in Lima. Kyle and I didn't spend too long in this casino as we were't exactly sure how many casinos we would be visiting that night. I played a few hands of 10 soles minimum BJ and won 15 soles. The casino was on the smaller side but did have a few hundred slot machines and 10+ tables. The chip that I collected from this casino says Jokers Casino. There is a Jokers Casino owned by the same company but from my research it has always been a slots only place. The other possibility is that Miami Casino was at one point called Jokers or the final option is that it is South America and nobody gives a f*#k!
The chip is red with 18 grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and logo taking up more than half of the chip. The denomination (5 soles) is silver and the location is black.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Miami Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Miami Casino in Lima, Peru. This is one of the many casinos that are owned by the Cirsa group that owns a mixture of casinos, slot parlours and sports betting slot parlours across 9 countries. Miami Casino was the first stop on my second round of collecting in Lima. Kyle and I didn't spend too long in this casino as we were't exactly sure how many casinos we would be visiting that night. I played a few hands of 10 soles minimum BJ and won 15 soles. The casino was on the smaller side but did have a few hundred slot machines and 10+ tables. The chip that I collected from this casino says Jokers Casino. There is a Jokers Casino owned by the same company but from my research it has always been a slots only place. The other possibility is that Miami Casino was at one point called Jokers or the final option is that it is South America and nobody gives a f*#k!
The chip is red with 18 grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and logo taking up more than half of the chip. The denomination (5 soles) is silver and the location is black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 26th, 2019 at 4:19:33 PM
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I note that the denomination has what appears to be a decimal point in front of the 5. Is it supposed to be 0.5?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 26th, 2019 at 4:24:33 PM
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Ya it’s weird but that’s how they write 5 Soles.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 26th, 2019 at 4:30:39 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderYa it’s weird but that’s how they write 5 Soles.
I searched on Google and learned that the equivalent to "$" in Peru for their currency known as "Nuevo Soles" is "S/."
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 27th, 2019 at 11:27:46 AM
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I was looking into all the new or renamed casinos in Ontario and I didn’t realize there were so many. There were a handful that I had never heard of. Also sadly I never got to Poker Palace in Kahnawake, Quebec before they closed. They were open for just over a year.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 27th, 2019 at 6:34:55 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: New York Casino
Today's chip of the day is from New York Casino in Lima, Peru. Yesterday we were in Miami and today we are moving onto New York. New York Casino has two levels, the first floor was all slots, the second floor had 13 table games and some more slots. I played I think 10 Soles minimum BJ and I left the table up 25 Soles. They gave us pork and rice while we played a slot machine that was quite tasty.
The chip is my favourite kind of chip! The chip is red with 6 white/blue/white edge inserts. There are 3 white crowns around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is a metal coin with the casino name, logo and the chip denomination engraved into it. I've always thought that chips with metal coins in the middle are the nicest looking chips.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: New York Casino
Today's chip of the day is from New York Casino in Lima, Peru. Yesterday we were in Miami and today we are moving onto New York. New York Casino has two levels, the first floor was all slots, the second floor had 13 table games and some more slots. I played I think 10 Soles minimum BJ and I left the table up 25 Soles. They gave us pork and rice while we played a slot machine that was quite tasty.
The chip is my favourite kind of chip! The chip is red with 6 white/blue/white edge inserts. There are 3 white crowns around the outside of the chip. The centre inlay is a metal coin with the casino name, logo and the chip denomination engraved into it. I've always thought that chips with metal coins in the middle are the nicest looking chips.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 28th, 2019 at 12:18:36 AM
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That's a very nice chip. The Miami/Jokers chip has a B&G logo on it, but this one doesn't. Are the crowns a manufacturer insignia like Paulson's hat and cane?
The name on the chip looks like it ends with an "X" instead of a "K". NEW YORX
The name on the chip looks like it ends with an "X" instead of a "K". NEW YORX
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 28th, 2019 at 8:29:50 AM
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You’d have to ask Doc about the manufacturers thing, not my area of knowledge.
In person it looks like a “K” on the chip.
In person it looks like a “K” on the chip.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 28th, 2019 at 1:59:52 PM
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Quote: AyecarumbaAre the crowns a manufacturer insignia like Paulson's hat and cane?
As you know, both Paulson and B&G are divisions of Gaming Partners International. I checked the GPI web site and could not find anything that indicates that the crown logo has anything to do with B&G, though I could have missed something.
I suspect that it is an emblem associated with the New York Casino in Lima or perhaps whatever corporation owns that casino. I couldn't even find out who that is. That casino is not listed at CasinoCity.com. It is shown in the MoGH Chip Guide, but the link to the corporate web site is broken. It is listed in World Casino Directory but with no info about the owner. Sorry I can't help any better than that.
The other possibility that occurs to me is that the emblem might not be a crown at all. Look a bit closer at the logo and ignore the curved bar at the bottom. Isn't that the logo of the Spectre organization? How many casinos do they control, other than the one in Macau that we saw in "Skyfall", the one with the Komodo dragons in the pit? OK, maybe not.
One interesting thing I encountered while looking for info about B&G is that last November there was a commitment for Gaming Partners International to be acquired by Angel Holdings. The link to that info is located here, including the comment that the transaction "is scheduled to close in 2019", though there is no updated info shown there yet.
March 28th, 2019 at 4:22:48 PM
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I’m pretty sure I’ve seen these crowns on other chips before.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 29th, 2019 at 9:29:26 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Majestic Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Majestic Casino in Lima, Peru. Majestic Casino was the most like a North American casino that I found in Lima. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and there were a few differences. First off the limits that you could bet were 10-500 instead of 10-100 like other casinos that I visited. Also the dealers sized into winning bets when paying winners like in NA instead of spreading the chips in front of the tray before paying each bet like they did in the previous casinos. The last difference that I noticed was they had 25 Soles chips instead of 20's like the other casinos had. The casino has 300+ slots and 20 tables or so the internet says. I lost 200 Soles after winning the first 4 hands which is a pretty impressive loss lol.
The chip is red with 4 slanted baby blue edge inserts. Each of the four suits is around the chip with the suit leaving behind a trail that reminds me of The Flash (superhero from DC Comics). The centre inlay is a lighter red with the casino logo and the casino name on the top half of the inlay. The bottom of the inlay has the denomination the location. The other side of the chip has the Cirsa company name and logo in dark blue. It also has the location but it says Peru not Lima.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Majestic Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Majestic Casino in Lima, Peru. Majestic Casino was the most like a North American casino that I found in Lima. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and there were a few differences. First off the limits that you could bet were 10-500 instead of 10-100 like other casinos that I visited. Also the dealers sized into winning bets when paying winners like in NA instead of spreading the chips in front of the tray before paying each bet like they did in the previous casinos. The last difference that I noticed was they had 25 Soles chips instead of 20's like the other casinos had. The casino has 300+ slots and 20 tables or so the internet says. I lost 200 Soles after winning the first 4 hands which is a pretty impressive loss lol.
The chip is red with 4 slanted baby blue edge inserts. Each of the four suits is around the chip with the suit leaving behind a trail that reminds me of The Flash (superhero from DC Comics). The centre inlay is a lighter red with the casino logo and the casino name on the top half of the inlay. The bottom of the inlay has the denomination the location. The other side of the chip has the Cirsa company name and logo in dark blue. It also has the location but it says Peru not Lima.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 29th, 2019 at 9:50:11 PM
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I didnt realize Canadians don't understand the local US casino dialect. Or have they all just went with Spanish speaking employees.Quote: PokerGrinderYou have and I think I’m about to give you the same response. It’s really hard to find out about promos or other things like that when you don’t speak the local language.
Build that wall.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
March 29th, 2019 at 10:09:45 PM
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Quote: AxelWolfI didnt realize Canadians don't understand the local US casino dialect. Or have they all just went with Spanish speaking employees.
Build that wall.
I check in US casinos, I have never found anything worth while.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 29th, 2019 at 11:50:58 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Majestic Casino
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What’s up with the CIRSA logo? Is it an apple with a hurricane in it?
Was all/most of the BJ 3:2?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 30th, 2019 at 5:52:24 AM
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I like the edge inserts/symbols better than nearly anything I've seen. They kind of wasted that great design with a boring insert in colors that didn't work with it at all.
Definitely an apple. Seems to be a cyclone (southern hemisphere, so clockwise, in my head - hurricanes go counterclockwise ), but I don't think Peru is ever in the way of those, so I'm a bit mystified why they would use it if it means cyclone.
A total guess, but maybe it means water swirl rather than air. Peru is within a few miles of the equator at its northernmost point, and most maps show it touching the equator, but it's actually all Southern Hemisphere. So water drains clockwise, as in the insignia. It's
It's also a very mountainous country, with a lot of rivers, including the almost-headwaters of the Amazon. Not sure if that pertains to any of this, but perhaps there are deep pools and vortices locally famous or something.
Definitely an apple. Seems to be a cyclone (southern hemisphere, so clockwise, in my head - hurricanes go counterclockwise ), but I don't think Peru is ever in the way of those, so I'm a bit mystified why they would use it if it means cyclone.
A total guess, but maybe it means water swirl rather than air. Peru is within a few miles of the equator at its northernmost point, and most maps show it touching the equator, but it's actually all Southern Hemisphere. So water drains clockwise, as in the insignia. It's
It's also a very mountainous country, with a lot of rivers, including the almost-headwaters of the Amazon. Not sure if that pertains to any of this, but perhaps there are deep pools and vortices locally famous or something.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
March 30th, 2019 at 2:02:01 PM
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I did some quick checking on the web, and found out that CIRSA is a pretty big player in Spain, Italy and South America. Interestingly, they are owned by the Blackstone group, an American equity investment firm with almost half a trillion dollars in assets.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 31st, 2019 at 10:06:45 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Fiesta Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Fiesta Casino in Lima, Peru. Fiesta Casino was the first casino that I visited in Lima. Fiesta Casino has 450 slots and 30 table games spanning two floors. The first floor is all slots, I made my way upstairs to find the tables and more slots. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and won 22.5 Soles, I assume I surrendered or something to leave with an odd amount like that. I should mention that all the casinos in Peru don't open their table games until 6 pm while the slots are open earlier. I found this same thing in Argentina sadly but not in Colombia.
The chip is orange with 3 large white edge inserts. Between each set of inserts is each of the 4 suits. The centre inlay has the casino name in yellow, the denomination in orange and "Benavides" in black. I did a short google search and I came up with nothing for the meaning of Benavides. Feel free to take a shot and let me know what it means.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Fiesta Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Fiesta Casino in Lima, Peru. Fiesta Casino was the first casino that I visited in Lima. Fiesta Casino has 450 slots and 30 table games spanning two floors. The first floor is all slots, I made my way upstairs to find the tables and more slots. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and won 22.5 Soles, I assume I surrendered or something to leave with an odd amount like that. I should mention that all the casinos in Peru don't open their table games until 6 pm while the slots are open earlier. I found this same thing in Argentina sadly but not in Colombia.
The chip is orange with 3 large white edge inserts. Between each set of inserts is each of the 4 suits. The centre inlay has the casino name in yellow, the denomination in orange and "Benavides" in black. I did a short google search and I came up with nothing for the meaning of Benavides. Feel free to take a shot and let me know what it means.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 31st, 2019 at 10:56:20 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderWa She Shu Casino now has table games... ugh.
Now I have to decide if it’s worth a 6 hour drive to collect it at spring fling.
And... he deemed it was!
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
March 31st, 2019 at 11:29:45 PM
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I have cross checked the index again and it is up to date to Fiesta Casino and 1223 chips once Doc updates the index tomorrow.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 1st, 2019 at 7:41:03 AM
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... which I have now done. I try to keep it up to date, but sometimes I am slow getting to the forum.
April 1st, 2019 at 8:49:54 AM
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Quote: Doc... which I have now done. I try to keep it up to date, but sometimes I am slow getting to the forum.
I have 11 more chips to post and them the thread goes quiet again for a while.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 1st, 2019 at 10:36:27 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Fiesta Casino
...I did a short google search and I came up with nothing for the meaning of Benavides. Feel free to take a shot and let me know what it means...
The Benavides family owns Peru's largest gold mining company. Maybe there's a connection there?
The casino is located on Av. Alfredo Benavides...
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April 1st, 2019 at 9:10:35 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Atlantic City Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Atlantic City Casino in Lima, Peru. What is with Lima's obsession with American cities for their casino names? Atlantic City Casino has 50 tables and 1000 slots including a poker room that I didn't see. Half of the tables played in USD and the other half played in Soles. This was quite odd to me as nobody pays using USD in Peru from what I saw. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and lost a lot of hands totalling a 88.5 Soles loss.
The chip is brown with 8 white edge inserts. The centre inlay is red with the casino name and denomination in black. There are marks on the inlay that won't come off, they look like burn marks from a lighter, but why?
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Atlantic City Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Atlantic City Casino in Lima, Peru. What is with Lima's obsession with American cities for their casino names? Atlantic City Casino has 50 tables and 1000 slots including a poker room that I didn't see. Half of the tables played in USD and the other half played in Soles. This was quite odd to me as nobody pays using USD in Peru from what I saw. I played 10 Soles minimum BJ and lost a lot of hands totalling a 88.5 Soles loss.
The chip is brown with 8 white edge inserts. The centre inlay is red with the casino name and denomination in black. There are marks on the inlay that won't come off, they look like burn marks from a lighter, but why?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 2nd, 2019 at 8:47:15 AM
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Were there different chips for the USD tables?
Could the discoloring be from folks extinguishing their cigarettes?
Could the discoloring be from folks extinguishing their cigarettes?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
April 2nd, 2019 at 10:19:54 AM
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Yes there were but I couldn’t see any of them as my usd was in my locker at the hostel.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 2nd, 2019 at 6:23:05 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Casino La Hacienda
Today's chip of the day is from Casino La Hacienda in Lima, Peru. La Hacienda has 20 table games and 400 slot machines. At La Hacienda I was able to win a few Soles vulturing before I donated to the BJ tables, in total I was down 276 Soles. The BJ tables were 10-100 and there were four of them in one room. The players were jumping from table to table as if it would change their luck and they thought I was crazy for not moving around.
The chip is white with 8 red edge inserts. The denomination shows up 4 times in red around the chip with not quite half circles between the denominations. The centre inlay is white with a logo that reminds me of Rafiki's tree in The Lion King. The logo is dark red, the casino name black and the denomination in a lighter red.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Casino La Hacienda
Today's chip of the day is from Casino La Hacienda in Lima, Peru. La Hacienda has 20 table games and 400 slot machines. At La Hacienda I was able to win a few Soles vulturing before I donated to the BJ tables, in total I was down 276 Soles. The BJ tables were 10-100 and there were four of them in one room. The players were jumping from table to table as if it would change their luck and they thought I was crazy for not moving around.
The chip is white with 8 red edge inserts. The denomination shows up 4 times in red around the chip with not quite half circles between the denominations. The centre inlay is white with a logo that reminds me of Rafiki's tree in The Lion King. The logo is dark red, the casino name black and the denomination in a lighter red.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 3rd, 2019 at 8:29:26 PM
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Category: South America
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Golden Palace Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Golden Palace Casino in Lima, Peru. This is the last chip that I have to post from Peru and it is one that I wasn't very sure existed until I got there. I found that most of the casinos were in two general areas of Lima which made it easy to plan two routes for collecting. Golden Palace Casino was the outlier from the group and google maps doesn't have it existing. World casino directory doesn't mention table games but I did find a site that said they do have tables. Like I said google maps doesn't list the casino but they do have the casino's restaurant so that is what I used. I took an Uber to Lung Fung restaurant and as I hoped the casino was right there too! The first floor was all slots and the tables were on the second floor. For some reason that I don't understand all the tables played in USD. I didn't have any USD with me that night but luckily the cashier changed Soles to USD and then back again at the exact rate listed on XE.com which is great. I lost 33 Soles between the slots and tables during my short visit. The BJ table was 2 USD minimum.
The chip is red with 3 grey/yellow/grey edge inserts. The chip is the same model as yesterday with the denomination around the chip and the almost half circles. The centre inlay is white with the casino logo in the background of the inlay. The casino name, location and the denomination are all black.
City: Lima, Peru
Casino: Golden Palace Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Golden Palace Casino in Lima, Peru. This is the last chip that I have to post from Peru and it is one that I wasn't very sure existed until I got there. I found that most of the casinos were in two general areas of Lima which made it easy to plan two routes for collecting. Golden Palace Casino was the outlier from the group and google maps doesn't have it existing. World casino directory doesn't mention table games but I did find a site that said they do have tables. Like I said google maps doesn't list the casino but they do have the casino's restaurant so that is what I used. I took an Uber to Lung Fung restaurant and as I hoped the casino was right there too! The first floor was all slots and the tables were on the second floor. For some reason that I don't understand all the tables played in USD. I didn't have any USD with me that night but luckily the cashier changed Soles to USD and then back again at the exact rate listed on XE.com which is great. I lost 33 Soles between the slots and tables during my short visit. The BJ table was 2 USD minimum.
The chip is red with 3 grey/yellow/grey edge inserts. The chip is the same model as yesterday with the denomination around the chip and the almost half circles. The centre inlay is white with the casino logo in the background of the inlay. The casino name, location and the denomination are all black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 3rd, 2019 at 9:01:29 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinder... The centre inlay is white with the casino logo in the background of the inlay.
That background includes (on the right) the BJ logo of Bud Jones, the manufacturer of the chip. Often it is not this easy to figure out who made the chips.
April 3rd, 2019 at 11:55:42 PM
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Tonight I put my chips that I have collected from Asia, Europe and South America over the last 15 months in order with the rest of my chips. I was wondering how much I spent on the chips so I figured it out.
If my numbers are correct I have 810 chips:
1150 Baht
5 RMB
52 Euros
61 Pounds
2100 Indian Rupees
45,500 Colombian Pesos
5000 Chilean Pesos
76 Canadian
150 HKD
35 Soles
6 SGD
300 Sri Lankan Rupees
5 Malaysian Ringitt
773 USD (from various countries)
In total when converted to USD they all come to $1095.20 USD or $1.35 per chip collected.
I also have $54.11 worth of extra chips which include tokens from places I eventually got real chips or certain places where for one reason or another I kept multiple denominations. All told not including win/loss or the cost of getting to each casino my collecting hobby has cost me about $1150 USD.
If my numbers are correct I have 810 chips:
1150 Baht
5 RMB
52 Euros
61 Pounds
2100 Indian Rupees
45,500 Colombian Pesos
5000 Chilean Pesos
76 Canadian
150 HKD
35 Soles
6 SGD
300 Sri Lankan Rupees
5 Malaysian Ringitt
773 USD (from various countries)
In total when converted to USD they all come to $1095.20 USD or $1.35 per chip collected.
I also have $54.11 worth of extra chips which include tokens from places I eventually got real chips or certain places where for one reason or another I kept multiple denominations. All told not including win/loss or the cost of getting to each casino my collecting hobby has cost me about $1150 USD.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 4th, 2019 at 12:12:01 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinder...All told not including win/loss or the cost of getting to each casino my collecting hobby has cost me about $1150 USD.
Thanks for taking us along on your adventures PG, there’s a bestselling book in there somewhere.
I wonder if you’d actually be behind after factoring in the gambling win/loss on your trips? You booked some nice wins. Hehe...Notice that I deliberately left out the costs of food, Beer and snowglobes, as they would definitely put you in red.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
April 4th, 2019 at 12:16:24 AM
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I'm definitely behind on the gambling and the snow globes almost bankrupted me lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 4th, 2019 at 7:21:00 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinder. I lost 33 Soles between the slots and tables during my short visit. The BJ table was 2 USD minimum.
Do you EVER win on these trips???!? Seems like every chip you post, you booked a loss.
I know you're a winning poker player, but you seem to have terrible luck at the house-banked tables.
"So drink gamble eat f***, because one day you will be dust." -ontariodealer
April 4th, 2019 at 8:38:58 AM
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I actually was up $265 usd all together in South America on side games, I ran really good in Aruba which I’m going to start posting today. I can see your point though lol, I think I only won in 1 casino in Peru.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 4th, 2019 at 11:10:18 PM
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Category: Caribbean Islands
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Trop Club
Today's chip of the day is from Trop Club Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba. We have arrived on the tiny island of Aruba where I will finish posting my chips from my trip to South America. The Trop Club is a smaller casino with only 120 slot machines and 6 table games. They have a restaurant/bar that takes up about 40% of the building. I played $5 BJ and walked away with $15 of the casino's money. I don't have much to say about the casino but when I was leaving I google mapped myself back to my hotel which sent me on what I deemed the long way. Instead I cut through the parking lot into another parking lot and eventually to a stone fence that blocked my way to the street level, turns out google maps was smart to in saying to take the long way. I hopped the 3 foot fence and then dropped the 7-8 feet down to the ground without killing myself, point to the shortcut! I saved 15 minutes but couldn't have broken both my legs, seems like a fair trade off.
The chip is white with 8 green edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with a couple of green trees and the casino name under them. The denomination is black and tiny beside the trees.
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Trop Club
Today's chip of the day is from Trop Club Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba. We have arrived on the tiny island of Aruba where I will finish posting my chips from my trip to South America. The Trop Club is a smaller casino with only 120 slot machines and 6 table games. They have a restaurant/bar that takes up about 40% of the building. I played $5 BJ and walked away with $15 of the casino's money. I don't have much to say about the casino but when I was leaving I google mapped myself back to my hotel which sent me on what I deemed the long way. Instead I cut through the parking lot into another parking lot and eventually to a stone fence that blocked my way to the street level, turns out google maps was smart to in saying to take the long way. I hopped the 3 foot fence and then dropped the 7-8 feet down to the ground without killing myself, point to the shortcut! I saved 15 minutes but couldn't have broken both my legs, seems like a fair trade off.
The chip is white with 8 green edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with a couple of green trees and the casino name under them. The denomination is black and tiny beside the trees.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 5th, 2019 at 8:33:12 PM
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Category: Caribbean Islands
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Glitz
Today's chip of the day is from Glitz Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba. Glitz Casino was not on my list of chips to collect when I arrived in Aruba but I noticed it on google maps so I checked it out. This casino was around the same size as Trop Club but Casino City says they have 320 slots and 33 table games which they definitely didn't. My memory sucks but I think they had 6-8 tables and I didn't count them but I would put the slots count closer to 120 or so. I played $5 BJ with a group of Bostonians and I lost $50, the chips were pretty worn out so I kept the only $5 chip ($1 chips were terrible) that was still decent.
The chip is red with 6 yellow/blue/yellow edge inserts. The red of the chip has bled into the edge inserts. The centre inlay is yellow with a green border. The casino name is purple and the denomination is white with a red border that is also bleeding.
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Glitz
Today's chip of the day is from Glitz Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba. Glitz Casino was not on my list of chips to collect when I arrived in Aruba but I noticed it on google maps so I checked it out. This casino was around the same size as Trop Club but Casino City says they have 320 slots and 33 table games which they definitely didn't. My memory sucks but I think they had 6-8 tables and I didn't count them but I would put the slots count closer to 120 or so. I played $5 BJ with a group of Bostonians and I lost $50, the chips were pretty worn out so I kept the only $5 chip ($1 chips were terrible) that was still decent.
The chip is red with 6 yellow/blue/yellow edge inserts. The red of the chip has bled into the edge inserts. The centre inlay is yellow with a green border. The casino name is purple and the denomination is white with a red border that is also bleeding.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 6th, 2019 at 12:44:24 AM
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Why do so many casinos feel the need to lift the names and logos of American establishments? Do they actually fool anyone into thinking, "Oh, look at the sign... it must be just like the Tropicana in Las Vegas..."
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
April 6th, 2019 at 12:51:16 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderCategory: Caribbean Islands
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Glitz
Today's chip of the day is from Glitz Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba...
Dear Glitz Casino,
Please return my font. I need it for the new roller disco.
Sincerely,
1973
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
April 6th, 2019 at 6:56:38 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaQuote: PokerGrinderCategory: Caribbean Islands
City: Eagle Beach, Aruba
Casino: Glitz
Today's chip of the day is from Glitz Casino in Eagle Beach, Aruba...
Dear Glitz Casino,
Please return my font. I need it for the new roller disco.
Sincerely,
1973
Lol. Though, Aruba gets the vast majority of its tourism from cruise ships. Who has the time and money to get on the boats this decade? "Stayin' alive, stayin' alive."
Led Zeppelin is now played on Oldies radio stations.
Sigh.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
April 7th, 2019 at 12:57:00 PM
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Category: Caribbean Islands
City: Palm Beach, Aruba
Casino: Liv
Today's chip of the day is from Liv Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. The Liv Casino at the Barcelo hotel is VERY small with around 100 slots and 5 table games. When I arrived there the only table open was roulette and I was told that it would be 20 minutes before the BJ was open. I signed up for a club card (which is a generic white card with nothing on it) and played out the $10 in FP while I waited. The BJ table at Liv was $15 minimum so I only played 5 hands, one of the hands a lady at the table gave me a $10 MP coupon cause they had more than they could use in one day... I lost that hand.
The chip is white with 6 green/blue/green edge inserts. The centre "inlay" is white with the casino logo, location and denomination all in black.
City: Palm Beach, Aruba
Casino: Liv
Today's chip of the day is from Liv Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. The Liv Casino at the Barcelo hotel is VERY small with around 100 slots and 5 table games. When I arrived there the only table open was roulette and I was told that it would be 20 minutes before the BJ was open. I signed up for a club card (which is a generic white card with nothing on it) and played out the $10 in FP while I waited. The BJ table at Liv was $15 minimum so I only played 5 hands, one of the hands a lady at the table gave me a $10 MP coupon cause they had more than they could use in one day... I lost that hand.
The chip is white with 6 green/blue/green edge inserts. The centre "inlay" is white with the casino logo, location and denomination all in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
April 8th, 2019 at 11:07:16 AM
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Is the name pronounced like the verb, "live it up", the adjective, "Don't touch the live wire", or is it something else in Dutch / Papiamento / Spanish?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
