Casino Chip of the Day
July 3rd, 2019 at 11:00:48 PM
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I’m enjoying the discussion. I wish this thread was more lively when there are no chips to post.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 4th, 2019 at 7:02:46 AM
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Quote: AyecarumbaMissed it by that much...
Oh, man,.that's hysterical!
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
July 4th, 2019 at 10:19:50 AM
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Speaking of chip-chasing trips (I was, wasn't I?), how is it possible that we have one of the forum's biggest chip collectors and biggest contributors to this thread living in Minnesota, yet the thread still doesn't include a post showing a chip from Grand Portage Lodge and Casino?
I mean, the casino has supposedly been operating in the state since 1991, has table games, and is documented in both the MoGH Chip Guide and CasinoCity.com. Isn't it about time for a "local" to pay a visit there and post a trip report with a chip image?
And it's not as if the casino is located in some really remote part of the state, like Angle Inlet. How many more chip-using casinos are in MN and are hidden from this thread?
;-)
I mean, the casino has supposedly been operating in the state since 1991, has table games, and is documented in both the MoGH Chip Guide and CasinoCity.com. Isn't it about time for a "local" to pay a visit there and post a trip report with a chip image?
And it's not as if the casino is located in some really remote part of the state, like Angle Inlet. How many more chip-using casinos are in MN and are hidden from this thread?
;-)
July 4th, 2019 at 10:42:54 AM
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Grand Portage only got table games about 6-12 months ago. It’s on my list to collect and it’s the only one not listed in this thread. RDW somehow hasn’t collected most of the chips from Minnesota and hasn’t gone to the SD casinos either. I’ve bugged him a couple times about that.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 4th, 2019 at 11:03:03 AM
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Yeah, I was just trying to rag on rdw a little. I had never looked into Grand Portage before and didn't have any idea when they added table games.
Any of the rest of you who may not have followed my comments as to whether the casino is in a remote location or not, pull up your copy of GoogleMaps. First search for Grand Portage, MN. Then, if you think that looks like an out-of-the-way spot, do a search for Angle Inlet, MN.
Any of the rest of you who may not have followed my comments as to whether the casino is in a remote location or not, pull up your copy of GoogleMaps. First search for Grand Portage, MN. Then, if you think that looks like an out-of-the-way spot, do a search for Angle Inlet, MN.
July 4th, 2019 at 11:15:48 AM
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Well Angle Inlet is less than 2.5 hours from me by car... Grand Portage I have to basically drive to Thunder Bay 8 hours away.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 4th, 2019 at 11:40:59 AM
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I've been to some of the SD casinos. I did a loop out on US 212, up I29, back down I94 to st Paul. But I'm missing just about all of northern MN. Just have the grand casinos and black bear. Maybe the others are too close to Manitoba? (plus grand portage. That's just 3 hours from nowhere)
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
July 4th, 2019 at 11:52:04 AM
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Well when you do the northern Minnesota casinos you might as well come to Manitoba and do those 3 casinos and when you do grand portage you can do Thunder Bay at the same time.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 4th, 2019 at 1:52:19 PM
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Angle Inlet may not be very remote from your location, PG, but from most points in MN, driving there involves driving through Manitoba and crossing the border twice! And twice more to get back.
As I understand it, the border-crossing station at the edge of the Northwest Angle peninsula is not manned. However, one must stop at a hut there at the line and call the US guards on a video phone on the way toward Angle Inlet then stop again and call the Canadian officers on the return trip.
I view such features as qualifying Angle Inlet for the descriptor "remote".
As I understand it, the border-crossing station at the edge of the Northwest Angle peninsula is not manned. However, one must stop at a hut there at the line and call the US guards on a video phone on the way toward Angle Inlet then stop again and call the Canadian officers on the return trip.
I view such features as qualifying Angle Inlet for the descriptor "remote".
July 4th, 2019 at 2:17:49 PM
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Ok I have to ask, why do you know about this place and why would anyone go there?
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 4th, 2019 at 7:25:47 PM
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Why would anyone want to go to Angle Inlet? Or maybe to anyplace in the Northwest Angle? Perhaps because it's such an oddity of location, as in why isn't it part of Canada. It seems there is a bit of a complex history lesson regarding how that little section of land became part of the U.S. of A. As I understand it, it came down to 18th-century treaties being signed by people who didn't understand geography, plus the fact that in those olden years nobody really knew where the source of the Mississippi River really was. If those sentences sound convoluted enough for any of you, maybe you could have some fun. Start by Googling "Northwest Angle".Quote: PokerGrinderOk I have to ask, why do you know about this place and why would anyone go there?
Why do I know about this place? Perhaps because I am a nerd who occasionally gets curious.
I think it all started when I was early in elementary school and had a little jigsaw puzzle of the United States. Back in those days, there were only 48 states, which were for the most part contiguous. I don't think there were 48 pieces to the jigsaw puzzle -- I think some of the states of New England were connected in a single piece, and I seem to recall that Delaware was connected to Maryland. Other than those small oddities, it was representative of our country and a fun little puzzle to play with, while getting the educational value of learning the states and where they were located.
I was always amused about the shape of Minnesota, with that little bump protruding out of the top of it, extending farther north than any other state (well before Alaska became #49.) It wasn't until many years later that I looked closer at some larger maps and learned that this protruding "bump" really represented an area that was mostly water, plus a peninsula jutting out from the Canadian shore. I later learned that the bulk of the land area there is part of a Red Lake Indian Reservation, and it seemed really odd to have mostly-tribal lands, connected only to Canada, being part of the U.S.
I am far too lazy to have researched this topic thoroughly enough to feel educated about it, but I was curious enough to read just a little bit on the subject. That's one of the hazards of being a nerd.
July 4th, 2019 at 9:38:22 PM
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State: California
City: Marysville
Casino: Casino Marysville
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Marysville in Marysville, California. Casino Marysville opened in 2006 and had 2 or 3 Bj tables to go with their 3 poker tables. I've always found it weird when these small card rooms call themselves "casino" rather than "card room". They had one BJ table open and I lost $124 in a very short time as I hit one of those shoes where you lose 90% of the hands dealt.
The chip is blue with 6 white edge inserts. The centre inlay is white, actually more of a stained dirty white at this point. There is a mountain with a sunset and 2 cacti in the middle of the inlay. The casino name and location is red with the denomination in black.
City: Marysville
Casino: Casino Marysville
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Marysville in Marysville, California. Casino Marysville opened in 2006 and had 2 or 3 Bj tables to go with their 3 poker tables. I've always found it weird when these small card rooms call themselves "casino" rather than "card room". They had one BJ table open and I lost $124 in a very short time as I hit one of those shoes where you lose 90% of the hands dealt.
The chip is blue with 6 white edge inserts. The centre inlay is white, actually more of a stained dirty white at this point. There is a mountain with a sunset and 2 cacti in the middle of the inlay. The casino name and location is red with the denomination in black.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 5th, 2019 at 9:05:26 PM
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State: California
City: Colusa
Casino: Colusa Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Colusa Casino in Colusa, California. Colusa Casino opened in 1993 and has 1085 slot machines and 9 table games. My notes say that I lost $77 but I seemed to have forgotten to write what I played... Between a lack of memory and bad notes this is all I have to share about the casino.
The chip is a yellow Chipco with fading around the edges of the chip. There are 8 "$1" around the outside of the chip in black. The centre inlay has the casino name in blue with a sun coming out the top. For some reason the word "resort" is black instead of blue. I forgot to take a picture of the other side but the centre is the same except the writing is smaller to make room for the denomination. There is no denomination around the outside of the chip. The bottom of the chip has a small Chipco logo.
City: Colusa
Casino: Colusa Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Colusa Casino in Colusa, California. Colusa Casino opened in 1993 and has 1085 slot machines and 9 table games. My notes say that I lost $77 but I seemed to have forgotten to write what I played... Between a lack of memory and bad notes this is all I have to share about the casino.
The chip is a yellow Chipco with fading around the edges of the chip. There are 8 "$1" around the outside of the chip in black. The centre inlay has the casino name in blue with a sun coming out the top. For some reason the word "resort" is black instead of blue. I forgot to take a picture of the other side but the centre is the same except the writing is smaller to make room for the denomination. There is no denomination around the outside of the chip. The bottom of the chip has a small Chipco logo.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 6th, 2019 at 3:25:33 PM
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So here's another distraction from the primary objective of this thread -- intended, of course, to keep the conversation active.
After kidding rdw4potus about never having visited the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino in his own state, I thought I might take another on-line look-around to see what other remote casinos might be operating in Minnesota. Nope, couldn't find one listed as being located in Lake Wobegon.
I did, however, find the Seven Clans Casino in Warroad, MN, just under 7 miles from Manitoba via the highway. It is operated by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. I then took a look at that casino's chips as posted in the MoGH Chip Guide. That guide's alphabetical listing of the state's casinos shows three casinos operating under the Seven Clans name -- different chips for each -- followed by two Shooting Star casinos (one slots only) operated by the White Earth Nation.
The next establishment in that alphabetical list caught my eye: the Spearmint Rhino in Minneapolis. Much closer, I think, to rdw's residence, it is listed as a "Brothel & Strip Club." No, I don't think they have a casino, but they do have a couple of their chips on display at the MoGH, which also provides a link to the club's web site. Those chips are in $20 and $100 denominations and they appear to be redeemable for services at this establishment.
An amusing note in the Chip Guide says that these are from the second set of chips made for this establishment. Shortly before the club opened in 2015, some $40,000 worth of their original set of chips were stolen, so they put the second set of chips into use instead. Perhaps rdw can verify or refute that version of the story.
After kidding rdw4potus about never having visited the Grand Portage Lodge and Casino in his own state, I thought I might take another on-line look-around to see what other remote casinos might be operating in Minnesota. Nope, couldn't find one listed as being located in Lake Wobegon.
I did, however, find the Seven Clans Casino in Warroad, MN, just under 7 miles from Manitoba via the highway. It is operated by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. I then took a look at that casino's chips as posted in the MoGH Chip Guide. That guide's alphabetical listing of the state's casinos shows three casinos operating under the Seven Clans name -- different chips for each -- followed by two Shooting Star casinos (one slots only) operated by the White Earth Nation.
The next establishment in that alphabetical list caught my eye: the Spearmint Rhino in Minneapolis. Much closer, I think, to rdw's residence, it is listed as a "Brothel & Strip Club." No, I don't think they have a casino, but they do have a couple of their chips on display at the MoGH, which also provides a link to the club's web site. Those chips are in $20 and $100 denominations and they appear to be redeemable for services at this establishment.
An amusing note in the Chip Guide says that these are from the second set of chips made for this establishment. Shortly before the club opened in 2015, some $40,000 worth of their original set of chips were stolen, so they put the second set of chips into use instead. Perhaps rdw can verify or refute that version of the story.
July 6th, 2019 at 8:52:44 PM
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For a second I thought you were about to tell me about a casino that I had somehow missed in Minnesota.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 6th, 2019 at 9:12:34 PM
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State: California
City: Folsom
Casino: Folsom Lake Bowl Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Folsom Lake Bowl Casino in Folsom, California. Folsom Lake Bowl Casino opened in 2006 and is located in the FLB Entertainment Center. The entertainment center has a bowling alley, a bar where the casino is, a grill and they host parties too. I got there about 20 minutes before they were set to open the BJ table so I went and grabbed some lunch in the meantime. They had a small room with 4 table games but that room seemed to be closed, instead they opened one of the two tables that were in the corner of the bar. I'm not sure if that is for when it is busier or maybe something else.
The dealer had a great personality but he kept taking my money. I was down most of my $100 buy in when I jokingly said to the dealer I am going to win the next seven hands, I then proceeded to win the next seven hands. I was pressing my bet by $5 with every win as I always do, I had $40 up after the seventh win when the dealer said I should pull it down to $5 because I won the amount of hands I had predicted. We both thought that was funny so I did and I lost the bet. Obviously it was all a coincidence but we both found that amusing. I was tipping him while I was playing and I was up $60 after the great run so I cashed out and moved on with my day of collecting.
The chip is a light blue Paulson RHC with 4 edge inserts, two tan and two purple. The centre inlay has a pool rack with AK of diamonds and 3 pool balls with one of them drinking a beer. That is quite the story being told in the centre inlay. The casino name and the chip denomination are both white.
City: Folsom
Casino: Folsom Lake Bowl Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Folsom Lake Bowl Casino in Folsom, California. Folsom Lake Bowl Casino opened in 2006 and is located in the FLB Entertainment Center. The entertainment center has a bowling alley, a bar where the casino is, a grill and they host parties too. I got there about 20 minutes before they were set to open the BJ table so I went and grabbed some lunch in the meantime. They had a small room with 4 table games but that room seemed to be closed, instead they opened one of the two tables that were in the corner of the bar. I'm not sure if that is for when it is busier or maybe something else.
The dealer had a great personality but he kept taking my money. I was down most of my $100 buy in when I jokingly said to the dealer I am going to win the next seven hands, I then proceeded to win the next seven hands. I was pressing my bet by $5 with every win as I always do, I had $40 up after the seventh win when the dealer said I should pull it down to $5 because I won the amount of hands I had predicted. We both thought that was funny so I did and I lost the bet. Obviously it was all a coincidence but we both found that amusing. I was tipping him while I was playing and I was up $60 after the great run so I cashed out and moved on with my day of collecting.
The chip is a light blue Paulson RHC with 4 edge inserts, two tan and two purple. The centre inlay has a pool rack with AK of diamonds and 3 pool balls with one of them drinking a beer. That is quite the story being told in the centre inlay. The casino name and the chip denomination are both white.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 7th, 2019 at 3:58:52 PM
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State: California
City: Merced
Casino: Casino Merced
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Merced in Merced, California. Casino Merced is a re-branding of a chip that has already been featured as a chip of the day. In 2013 RDW posted his chip from Merced Poker Room which was open from 2006-2017 when it became Casino Merced. They have 4 tables in this small card room and I lost $80 playing Spanish 21 during my short visit.
The chip looks like a white Chipco with 10 blue edge inserts but it doesn't have a CI marking anywhere. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in yellow and the denomination in blue.
City: Merced
Casino: Casino Merced
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Merced in Merced, California. Casino Merced is a re-branding of a chip that has already been featured as a chip of the day. In 2013 RDW posted his chip from Merced Poker Room which was open from 2006-2017 when it became Casino Merced. They have 4 tables in this small card room and I lost $80 playing Spanish 21 during my short visit.
The chip looks like a white Chipco with 10 blue edge inserts but it doesn't have a CI marking anywhere. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in yellow and the denomination in blue.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 7th, 2019 at 6:46:24 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderState: California
City: Merced
Casino: Casino Merced
Today's chip of the day is from Casino Merced in Merced, California. Casino Merced is a re-branding of a chip that has already been featured as a chip of the day. In 2013 RDW posted his chip from Merced Poker Room which was open from 2006-2017 when it became Casino Merced. They have 4 tables in this small card room and I lost $80 playing Spanish 21 during my short visit.
The chip looks like a white Chipco with 10 blue edge inserts but it doesn't have a CI marking anywhere. The centre inlay is white with the casino name in yellow and the denomination in blue.
Wow, I haven’t seen details like that on a chip in some time. It looks like a china pattern.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
July 7th, 2019 at 8:18:21 PM
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Now all I see is a plate.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 7th, 2019 at 8:22:56 PM
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This struck me as a reasonable time to revise the thread index and change the listing for RDW's post from "Merced" to "Merced Poker Room" for clarification.Quote: PokerGrinder... In 2013 RDW posted his chip from Merced Poker Room which was open from 2006-2017 when it became Casino Merced.
July 7th, 2019 at 9:04:37 PM
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I was wondering about how you indexed that one but I didn’t care enough to bring it up lol.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 8th, 2019 at 10:43:24 AM
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Not sure if I mentioned this but I’m going to Cuba next month. I found a round trip flight for 200 USD so my friend Eric and I are going. There are no casinos in Cuba anymore but we have a 10 hour layover in Mexico City so I’m hoping to be able to visit some casinos there.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 8th, 2019 at 11:06:38 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderNot sure if I mentioned this but I’m going to Cuba next month. I found a round trip flight for 200 USD so my friend Eric and I are going. There are no casinos in Cuba anymore but we have a 10 hour layover in Mexico City so I’m hoping to be able to visit some casinos there.
I wonder if there are any antique shops in Cuba that have chips from the casinos that flourished in the pre-revolution days?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
July 8th, 2019 at 11:50:29 AM
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Maybe, I think the some of the casino buildings are still there.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 8th, 2019 at 8:54:02 PM
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State: California
City: Grass Valley
Casino: Towers Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Towers Casino in Grass Valley, California. I think this is the loosest use of the word casino ever, this was ONE bj table in a bar, that's not even enough to call it a card room. There were 3 players betting between $25 all the way up to the big player betting up to $300. The dealer and house banker both said they that they never get action like that. The guys were all drinking pretty heavy, I was sipping on my bottle of water. I played for a while and left even before finding my hotel for the night in Reno.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC with two grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name, location and chip denomination in black. There are a bunch of chips under the casino name and the chip on the far right has the AK of spades inside of it.
City: Grass Valley
Casino: Towers Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Towers Casino in Grass Valley, California. I think this is the loosest use of the word casino ever, this was ONE bj table in a bar, that's not even enough to call it a card room. There were 3 players betting between $25 all the way up to the big player betting up to $300. The dealer and house banker both said they that they never get action like that. The guys were all drinking pretty heavy, I was sipping on my bottle of water. I played for a while and left even before finding my hotel for the night in Reno.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC with two grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name, location and chip denomination in black. There are a bunch of chips under the casino name and the chip on the far right has the AK of spades inside of it.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 1:38:23 AM
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do you have this chip, if not, you should.Quote: PokerGrinder
♪♪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♪♪
July 9th, 2019 at 6:43:23 AM
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Lol I can’t say I do.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 6:46:29 AM
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Quote: PokerGrinderState: California
City: Grass Valley
Casino: Towers Casino
Today's chip of the day is from Towers Casino in Grass Valley, California. I think this is the loosest use of the word casino ever, this was ONE bj table in a bar, that's not even enough to call it a card room. There were 3 players betting between $25 all the way up to the big player betting up to $300. The dealer and house banker both said they that they never get action like that. The guys were all drinking pretty heavy, I was sipping on my bottle of water. I played for a while and left even before finding my hotel for the night in Reno.
The chip is a white Paulson RHC with two grey edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name, location and chip denomination in black. There are a bunch of chips under the casino name and the chip on the far right has the AK of spades inside of it.
Is "Towers" the owner's name? If so, is there an apostrophe missing?
What were the betting limits? Was the big player spreading his bets with the count?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
July 9th, 2019 at 8:07:40 AM
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Their web site says that the casino and card room is "family owned", but it doesn't state the name of the family (unless that is hidden deeper than I dug.) The site also does not use an apostrophe, just "Towers". I thought for a moment that it could be a reference to an architectural feature of their building, but that doesn't seem to be the case.Quote: AyecarumbaIs "Towers" the owner's name? If so, is there an apostrophe missing?
On the other hand, there are a few photos in the ads on their web site that might lead one to think that the casino was a bit like that non-casino establishment in Minneapolis that I quipped about a few days ago as having chips on display in the MoGH Chip Guide. I don't think that's really the case, but I've never been to either place.
July 9th, 2019 at 8:44:05 AM
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Towers offers this game:
What is it?
Edit: Also, FYI, it appears that this card parlor used to be the "Gold Rush Gaming Parlor and Saloon" in the 2000's before the owner's lack of controls ran afoul of the Gaming Commission.
Edit 2: It appears the owners of the Towers gaming license are members of the Robinson family.
What is it?
Edit: Also, FYI, it appears that this card parlor used to be the "Gold Rush Gaming Parlor and Saloon" in the 2000's before the owner's lack of controls ran afoul of the Gaming Commission.
Edit 2: It appears the owners of the Towers gaming license are members of the Robinson family.
Last edited by: Ayecarumba on Jul 9, 2019
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
July 9th, 2019 at 9:11:10 AM
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I think the max bet was $500. The big was hammered, there was no rhyme or reason to what he was doing. The whole table were playing very off basic strategy.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 9:30:41 AM
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I’ve found 5 casinos that are not too far from the airport in Mexico City. I will try and get to them, the only problem is that I can’t seem to find out when the tables open. I’m hoping they are just open when the casino opens. Luckily failing to collect chips at casinos is still better than sitting in the airport for 10 hours.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 10:10:07 AM
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You could try getting ahold of Kathy (Nareed) here or on Diversity Tomorrow. She's from Mexico City and might have some details about the casinos there.
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
July 9th, 2019 at 5:28:15 PM
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I sent her a message on here but she hasn’t been on since April. I don’t have an account over there.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 9:12:09 PM
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State: California
City: Lodi
Casino: Parkwest Casino Lodi
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Lodi in Lodi, California. Parkwest Casino Lodi is the re-branding of the former Lodi Casino, I couldn't find a date of the re-branding. Parkwest Lodi has 15 table games in one small room. I played $5 BJ for about 10 minutes and I walked away with $43 of their money.
The chip is grey (most likely Chipco) with 4 brown/purple/brown edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and the denomination in black and a star in the middle of the chip.
Doc heads up there are two more Parkwest casinos coming.
City: Lodi
Casino: Parkwest Casino Lodi
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Lodi in Lodi, California. Parkwest Casino Lodi is the re-branding of the former Lodi Casino, I couldn't find a date of the re-branding. Parkwest Lodi has 15 table games in one small room. I played $5 BJ for about 10 minutes and I walked away with $43 of their money.
The chip is grey (most likely Chipco) with 4 brown/purple/brown edge inserts. The centre inlay is white with the casino name and the denomination in black and a star in the middle of the chip.
Doc heads up there are two more Parkwest casinos coming.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 9th, 2019 at 9:32:37 PM
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♪♪You can't always get what you want...Quote: PokerGrinderLol I can’t say I do.
But if you try sometime you find You get what you need ♪♪
♪♪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♪♪
July 10th, 2019 at 9:18:43 PM
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State: California
City: Sacramento
Casino: Parkwest Casino Lotus
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Lotus in Sacramento, California. The card room has 17 table games, the room is round and the tables are set up around the circle room. The casino was re-branded from the former Lotus Casino. My visit was quite short as the tables were packed with everyone betting on each others hands and side bets which meant the dealer was dealing about 20 hands a hour. I won a whopping $12 before moving on. I was looking at the chips from the old Lotus Casino and I wish I was able to grab one of those before the re-brand cause they were very nice.
The chip is very unique! (He says that knowing it is identical to tomorrow's chip) The chip is grey with 6 red/blue/red edge inserts. I'm going to butcher the description of this chip's inlay but here it goes. The middle ring is lower than the outer ring and the centre inlay. I tried to take a couple different pictures to show how the chip looks in my hands. The middle ring is a slightly different grey than the outer ring and the centre inlay. The casino name in black and the denomination in red ago around the middle ring. The centre inlay is grey with a black circle, I have no idea why.
I know this is a picture of tomorrow's chip but they are identical.
City: Sacramento
Casino: Parkwest Casino Lotus
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Lotus in Sacramento, California. The card room has 17 table games, the room is round and the tables are set up around the circle room. The casino was re-branded from the former Lotus Casino. My visit was quite short as the tables were packed with everyone betting on each others hands and side bets which meant the dealer was dealing about 20 hands a hour. I won a whopping $12 before moving on. I was looking at the chips from the old Lotus Casino and I wish I was able to grab one of those before the re-brand cause they were very nice.
The chip is very unique! (He says that knowing it is identical to tomorrow's chip) The chip is grey with 6 red/blue/red edge inserts. I'm going to butcher the description of this chip's inlay but here it goes. The middle ring is lower than the outer ring and the centre inlay. I tried to take a couple different pictures to show how the chip looks in my hands. The middle ring is a slightly different grey than the outer ring and the centre inlay. The casino name in black and the denomination in red ago around the middle ring. The centre inlay is grey with a black circle, I have no idea why.
I know this is a picture of tomorrow's chip but they are identical.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 10th, 2019 at 10:11:02 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderToday's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Lotus in Sacramento, California.
... The chip is grey with 6 red/blue/red edge inserts. ... The casino name in black and the denomination in red ago around the middle ring.
(1) A day earlier you posted a heads-up to me that there were two more Parkwest casinos coming. I made the guess that the names would be the same except for the city in which each was located. Easy enough -- I could just index each of them as "Parkwest" with the city name in parentheses below that, as I have done for many others. In this case, though, the second casino is "Parkwest Lotus" in Sacramento. Hmmm. If it's the only Parkwest Lotus, then I can just list it that way without confusion. On the other hand, what's the third chip going to say? Fortunately, you made that very clear in the extra photos with today's chip. I think I will list that one as "Parkwest (Rancho Cordova)".
(2) I'm having some difficulty seeing the same colors that you report -- red/blue/red edge inserts? denomination in red? I know that I often seem to get color shifts in my photos, and the same may have happened in yours, PG, but I don't see any red at all! Brown (maybe) on the edge inserts and black for the denomination. Or maybe my monitor is acting up.
July 10th, 2019 at 11:48:16 PM
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I like the dimensionality, but the black hole in the center makes it look like a roller bearing.
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July 11th, 2019 at 10:27:58 AM
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1) I’m going to just call that one your problem lol.
2) The edge inserts look like a red brown in person but MoGH lists them as orange which I disagree with. The denomination is maroon and I see that on my picture I posted as well.
2) The edge inserts look like a red brown in person but MoGH lists them as orange which I disagree with. The denomination is maroon and I see that on my picture I posted as well.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 11th, 2019 at 10:29:45 AM
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I just read on the chip board that someone talked to a higher up at Wind Creek/sands and they will be changing the chips some time in October so I have to decide if I’ll make the trip out there in September. It’s probably dependent on finding a good flight deal/car deal.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 11th, 2019 at 12:14:29 PM
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On my screen, I can see some reddish tone on the 2nd and 3rd photos (the Cordova chip), but the denomination on the Parkwest Casino Lotus chip definitely comes through as black.Quote: PokerGrinderThe denomination is maroon and I see that on my picture I posted as well.
July 11th, 2019 at 12:29:29 PM
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Well like I said those two chips are identical. On my iPhone the Lotus denomination looks dark red. Try comparing the colour to the black name, very different.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 11th, 2019 at 8:10:47 PM
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State: California
City: Rancho Cordova
Casino: Parkwest Casino Cordova
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Cordova in Rancho Cordova, California. This is the re-branding of Cordova Casino, no date on the new name. The casino has 11 table games in 2 small rooms. I played $5 BJ with the most miserable dealer I have dealt with in a long time. She didn't want to talk, smile or fake interest in me or her job. Oh well, I won $20 and surprise surprise didn't tip her for her lovely personality.
The chip is identical to yesterday's with the only difference being that it says Cordova instead of Lotus. The chip is grey with 6 red/blue/red edge inserts. The middle ring has the casino name in black and the denomination in red.
City: Rancho Cordova
Casino: Parkwest Casino Cordova
Today's chip of the day is from Parkwest Casino Cordova in Rancho Cordova, California. This is the re-branding of Cordova Casino, no date on the new name. The casino has 11 table games in 2 small rooms. I played $5 BJ with the most miserable dealer I have dealt with in a long time. She didn't want to talk, smile or fake interest in me or her job. Oh well, I won $20 and surprise surprise didn't tip her for her lovely personality.
The chip is identical to yesterday's with the only difference being that it says Cordova instead of Lotus. The chip is grey with 6 red/blue/red edge inserts. The middle ring has the casino name in black and the denomination in red.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 11th, 2019 at 8:12:48 PM
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Doc I personally would list these three in the index as:
Parkwest Lotus
Parkwest Cordova
Parkwest Lodi
Without any brackets, just my 2 Canadian cents.
Parkwest Lotus
Parkwest Cordova
Parkwest Lodi
Without any brackets, just my 2 Canadian cents.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 11th, 2019 at 10:07:05 PM
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Index updated/revised as suggested.
Do Canadians still use cents?
Do Canadians still use cents?
July 11th, 2019 at 10:44:11 PM
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Doc, are you asking if Canadians are completely cents-less?Quote: DocIndex updated/revised as suggested.
Do Canadians still use cents?
July 12th, 2019 at 7:13:43 AM
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Quote: DocIndex updated/revised as suggested.
Do Canadians still use cents?
Cents yes, pennies no.
Another reason why Canada is better than the US.
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 12th, 2019 at 9:18:54 PM
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State: California
City: Stockton
Casino: Westlane Card Room
Today's chip of the day is from Westlane Card Room in Stockton, California. This one is an interesting situation. Kings Card Club opened in 2015, MoGH has it listed as closing in 2018 when it was re-named Westland Card Room. The problem with this is I visited and Kings is still there, but so is Westlane. There is one building with two gambling rooms divided by a third room that is the bar/restaurant. The first room is Westlane and houses the BJ, baccarat, one carnival poker game and a Texas Holdem table. Each side uses only the chips from their side although I am sure it wouldn't be hard to bet the wrong chips as they are almost identical. I played a few hands of BJ at a full table and walked away up $4.
The chip is a blue (most likely) Chipco with no edge inserts. There are 4 "$1" around the outer part of the chip. The centre inlay is black with a gold ring around it. I have always called these non inlays on Chipcos inlays, is there a better word for it? The casino name is written in white. The logo consists of a yellow "W" and the four suits in a half circle around the "W".
City: Stockton
Casino: Westlane Card Room
Today's chip of the day is from Westlane Card Room in Stockton, California. This one is an interesting situation. Kings Card Club opened in 2015, MoGH has it listed as closing in 2018 when it was re-named Westland Card Room. The problem with this is I visited and Kings is still there, but so is Westlane. There is one building with two gambling rooms divided by a third room that is the bar/restaurant. The first room is Westlane and houses the BJ, baccarat, one carnival poker game and a Texas Holdem table. Each side uses only the chips from their side although I am sure it wouldn't be hard to bet the wrong chips as they are almost identical. I played a few hands of BJ at a full table and walked away up $4.
The chip is a blue (most likely) Chipco with no edge inserts. There are 4 "$1" around the outer part of the chip. The centre inlay is black with a gold ring around it. I have always called these non inlays on Chipcos inlays, is there a better word for it? The casino name is written in white. The logo consists of a yellow "W" and the four suits in a half circle around the "W".
You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once. — Amarillo Slim Preston
July 12th, 2019 at 9:36:47 PM
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Quote: PokerGrinderDoc I personally would list these three in the index as:
Parkwest Lotus
Parkwest Cordova
Parkwest Lodi
Without any brackets, just my 2 Canadian cents.
I used to play this area, but it was 25 years ago and my memory is fading. Did the place in Rancho Cordova used to be called the Antique Rose? Or am I mixed up?
Suddenly there are "parkwests" all over the place. At least six off the top of my head. Boy you better know they must have been squeaky clean to get approved for all those takeovers. Or some very good friends in Sacramento.
'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.
