Casino Chip of the Day

State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: The Silver Slipper

The Silver Slipper opened in November of 1991 and closed in August of 1993. The following year it became Coyote Creek before closing for good in 1999.

10,000 of these beautiful $1 chips were produced by Chipco. Most of them, 9,700 to be precise, were either destroyed or cancelled by drilling a hole into the chip. The remaining 300 chips were distributed to private collectors.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Silver Spur

The Silver Spur casino opened in 1996 and closed in 1997.

A very small number of these $1 chips found their way into the hands of collectors. This is a great 2-sided Chipco design. The front features a spur in the center with a blue denomination above and city/state below. The outer ring has the name of the casino in blue and two gold spurs. The reverse replaces the gold spurs with the $1 denomination in blue – all in smaller text to accommodate the larger inlay of a cowboy on horseback.

*silver spur not silver slipper

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Last time I visited Rockford Casino in Fall 2022, there were no live table games so no chips to be had. The permanent facility will be branded Hard Rock Rockford and is currently scheduled to open in late 2023/early 2024.
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Construction seems to be progressing slowly. I get the feeling that their timeline goal is to be open before the competition (≈15 miles north, at the state line; the competition doesn't seem to have broken ground yet, Hard Rock seems to have a foundation poured and some girders in the air as of yesterday).
I didn't notice much activity or heavy equipment on the site.
Topical inclusion: the Rockford Casino seems to have opened table games, 4 days a week. Video suggests they are using Hard Rock chips, not Rockford Casino chips.
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Billboards have started appearing (as of yesterday, maybe earlier) that Labor Day weekend is the grand opening for Hard Rock Rockford.

I still have seen no sign of construction or groundbreaking on the Ho-Chunk Beloit project.

Since I was in the neighborhood a few days ago, Hard Rock Bristol (VA/TN) is still advertising that they're a preview or opening act. (I did not visit.)

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Billboards have started appearing (as of yesterday, maybe earlier) that Labor Day weekend is the grand opening for Hard Rock Rockford.

I still have seen no sign of construction or groundbreaking on the Ho-Chunk Beloit project.

Since I was in the neighborhood a few days ago, Hard Rock Bristol (VA/TN) is still advertising that they're a preview or opening act. (I did not visit.)
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Hard Rock Bristol opened a while ago, as did Hard Rock Rockford.

Ho-Chunk is advertising a 2026 opening: https://www.500nations.com/casinos/wiHoChunkBeloit.asp

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Billboards have started appearing (as of yesterday, maybe earlier) that Labor Day weekend is the grand opening for Hard Rock Rockford.

I still have seen no sign of construction or groundbreaking on the Ho-Chunk Beloit project.

Since I was in the neighborhood a few days ago, Hard Rock Bristol (VA/TN) is still advertising that they're a preview or opening act. (I did not visit.)
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Hard Rock Bristol opened a while ago, as did Hard Rock Rockford.

Ho-Chunk is advertising a 2026 opening: https://www.500nations.com/casinos/wiHoChunkBeloit.asp
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As I understand, they are both still in their temporary facilities while construction is being completed on the permanent location.

Rockford certainly doesn't have anything other than construction traffic in their parking lot, although the strip mall location a few blocks away seems to be open.

I actually enjoyed scrolling through multiple pages of this thread.

I have sort of started collecting chips in the last several months, though I have all the accidental chips that I miss cashing out and never take back.

When I say collecting I made a trip to tropicana and mirage to get a few chips.

In your opinion is there more value in the higher dollar chips vs $1 or $5 ?

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In your opinion is there more value in the higher dollar chips vs $1 or $5 ?
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While there are chips across all denominations that are worth hundreds of dollars, there is by far more value in $1 chips. More people collect $1 chips than any other denomination. Also, brand new $1 chips usually sell for 3x face value while brand new $5 chips rarely sell for 2x face value. Those multiples drop off significantly as the denominations increase to $25 and $100 chips.

If you have a specific chip that you're interested in its value, you can post it here or on the Casino Chip Collecting group on Facebook.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Star of Cripple Creek

The Star casino opened in 1992 and closed in 1996.

They produced 2 variants of their house chips: one with BOLD print and one without. Below are both examples of their $1 chip from Chipco.

State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: The Teller House

The Teller House casino opened in 1991 and closed in 2000.

They are another example of a classic Colorado design by Chipco.

State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: Terps

Terps opened in July of 1992 and closed in November of 1992.

They are another example of a classic Colorado design by Chipco.

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State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: Terps

Terps opened in July of 1992 and closed in November of 1992.

They are another example of a classic Colorado design by Chipco.

$1 Terps chip

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alpha1243,

Ok, I have to ask... Why does the chip show a pile of pillows? And what IS that object behind the pillows?

Let me also thank you for your many contributions to this thread!

Dog Hand

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alpha1243,

Ok, I have to ask... Why does the chip show a pile of pillows? And what IS that object behind the pillows?

Let me also thank you for your many contributions to this thread!

Dog Hand
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I have no idea, but I'm happy to see that this thread is still occasionally being read. I always thought the sacks were sacks of flour, and the mechanism in the background related to producing the flour or maybe used in the gold mines. Perhaps someone else might stumble upon this post and provide the correct answer.

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State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: The Teller House

The Teller House casino opened in 1991 and closed in 2000.

They are another example of a classic Colorado design by Chipco.

$1 Teller House chip

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Here's some interesting history behind this image on the Teller House chip. This article was written in the October 2016 issue of Colorado Gambler. Flip to Page 29 for the article titled: The Legends Behind the Face on the Barroom Floor". You won't be disappointed.

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alpha1243,

Ok, I have to ask... Why does the chip show a pile of pillows? And what IS that object behind the pillows?

Let me also thank you for your many contributions to this thread!

Dog Hand
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I have no idea, but I'm happy to see that this thread is still occasionally being read. I always thought the sacks were sacks of flour, and the mechanism in the background related to producing the flour or maybe used in the gold mines. Perhaps someone else might stumble upon this post and provide the correct answer.
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I’ve been busy lately but I am still checking in time to time. I’m in the phillipines right now, I’ve only collected a few of the chips so far but I have a large list of ones I plan on getting. About 20-30 in Manila, then a few in Angeles, Cebu and Davao.

State: Colorado
City: Central City
Casino: Toll Gate

The Toll Gate opened in October of 1994 and closed in February of 1995.

Only in operation for 4 short months, the Toll Gate broke from tradition by not using Chipco chips, but instead contracted with General Plastics to produce this unique chip which stands out among others of its time.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: The Turf Club

The Turf Club opened in 1991 and closed in 1992. It again briefly opened for 2 months in May of 1993 before closing its doors for good.

As one of the early casinos to open in Cripple Creek, its well-designed Chipco ceramic is one of the classics. Note that the denomination is also on the silk beneath the saddle.

It really is crazy how many Colorado casinos opened and closed in mere months.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Uncle Sam’s

Uncle Sam’s casino opened in April of 1999. It later became Billy’s Casino.

Luckily for casino chip collectors, they produced a number of $1 chips, including both a numbered and unnumbered Grand Opening chip. These patriotic Chipco chips featured unique artwork on both sides.

I see they altered the artwork at one point to remove Uncle Sam's pointing finger. I wonder if this is due to pointing being considered rude in some cultures and they didn't want to offend some Asians.

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I see they altered the artwork at one point to remove Uncle Sam's pointing finger. I wonder if this is due to pointing being considered rude in some cultures and they didn't want to offend some Asians.
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They should have altered the pointing to Disney castmember-style pointing (or Captain Picard!) in which they use two fingers to point!

I had an amusing stand off at a junket casino today. They knew that I pocketed 2 25 peso chips but I denied it. They said I couldn’t take them and they knew the table that I played at alone was short two chips. I told them I took them out of my pocket and put them back on the table when I was told I couldn’t keep them. In reality I had two others in my shoulder bag and they weren’t going to get me to give them back. After about ten minutes of being nice and denying taking them I finally decided to fake being angry at them for wasting my time and finish my cash out already. My cash out was on the cashier counter already but they hadn’t called up to verify it. I told them I needed to go and to finish my cashout. They obliged and I walked out with some hard fought for souvenirs lol.

Oh I forgot when I got cashed out finally they refused to give me the promo of 3500 pesos I was supposed to get since I wouldn’t give them the chips back lol. Thats about $60 usd which of course I’d rather have than not but I’ve spent a lot more to collect a chip before so whatever lol. Also I smacked them for about 2k usd so I didn’t care that much.

Rule of the day: don’t get between a chip collector and his chips.

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I had an amusing stand off at a junket casino today. They knew that I pocketed 2 25 peso chips but I denied it. They said I couldn’t take them and they knew the table that I played at alone was short two chips. I told them I took them out of my pocket and put them back on the table when I was told I couldn’t keep them. In reality I had two others in my shoulder bag and they weren’t going to get me to give them back. After about ten minutes of being nice and denying taking them I finally decided to fake being angry at them for wasting my time and finish my cash out already. My cash out was on the cashier counter already but they hadn’t called up to verify it. I told them I needed to go and to finish my cashout. They obliged and I walked out with some hard fought for souvenirs lol.
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How often do you have to sneak a chip out? I've only had to do it once.

I’ve only been told a few times that I couldn’t take one but this is the first time anything this insane has happened. Usually I quietly pocket the chip and call it a day but this was hilarious how bad they wanted those two chips back.

I’ve never failed to collect a chip, unless my memory betrays me and I don’t think it does.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Wild Bill’s

Wild Bill’s casino opened in 1991 and closed in 1994.

They produced this Paulson gold hot stamp on a white base with 4 pairs of orange/yellow inserts.

Alpha just curious as to the value of non cash value chips.

I got some $25 freeplay promo chips from Golden Nugget individually numbered to 5k.

I kept two. One #2600 and another #1838. They were the two

Is there value in a limited run freeplay chips?

I would post a picture but I don't see how to add one

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Alpha just curious as to the value of non cash value chips.

I got some $25 freeplay promo chips from Golden Nugget individually numbered to 5k.

I kept two. One #2600 and another #1838. They were the two

Is there value in a limited run freeplay chips?

I would post a picture but I don't see how to add one
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NCV free play chips do have value. This value increases if the chips are:

- From Las Vegas
- Oversized
- Are numbered

Most popular are the $5 and $25 denominations. I recall selling some $25 oversized free play chips from the Biloxi Grand and Beau Rivage for face value (which is 2x what they're valued by the casino). I think one sold for $40. Some of these free play chips may have only been handed out to high rollers, so if few exist they could go for more on auction sites.



Looking forward to seeing images of your chips. You may also find potential buyers on the Casino Chip Collecting group on Facebook.

State: Colorado
City: Black Hawk
Casino: Wild Card Casino

The Wild Card Casino opened in 1995. It was formerly The Cracker Factory. Today, it is a slot parlor and no longer offers table games.

They produced this colorful Chip design. The cowgirl sits in front of a spade royal flush where the jack is replaced by a wild card. The denomination is in blue with the casino’s location/name below in black text. Atop in red letters is the Royal Flush Saloon which is oftentimes confused for the name of the casino.

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Womack’s

Womack’s opened in 1992 and closed in 2010 when it became the Century Casino.

They produced 3 racks of chips over the years…all Chipco ceramics. Each is shown below.

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State: Wasington
City: SeaTac
Casino: Silver Dollar

Today's chip of the day is from the Silver Dollar Casino in SeaTac, WA. I always thought that SeaTac was just a nickname for the area between Seattle and Tacoma but I found out that it is a real city. Silver Dollar Casino opened in 1999.

The chip is white with palm trees and a table with chips and the AJ of spades. The casino name is in red and blue. The location is in blue and the denomination is black inside of what looks like a sun.


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After 25 years, Silver Dollar SeaTac has new chips. These Paulson RHCs do not feature the "Silver Dollar" name, instead featuring the "Maverick Gaming" name. Inlay color matches the chip.

Is it still called silver dollar or did they change the name to Maverick?

State: Colorado
City: Cripple Creek
Casino: Wildwood Casino

The Wildwood Casino opened in 2008 and closed in 2023 when it became the Golden Nugget. The original Casino Chip of the Day listing was in 2013 where only the $5 chip was depicted.

Luckily for collectors, they produced a number of $1 chips.

The first was their $1 Grand Opening chip. Note the June 2008 grand opening date and the limited quantity of 2,000 chips.



Their house chip was less ornate, but Wildwood made the effort to design a 2-sided chip.



Three years later, in 2011, they issues a limited edition chip commemorating the 20th anniversary of gaming in Cripple Creek. This striking white and gold chip was limited to only 500 pieces, and each was numbered.



In 2013 they issued this rather disappointing 5th anniversary chip. It was not from Chipco, but a cheaper plastic model which developed issues with ink bleeding, making the design appear to be blurry and out of focus.

The Wildwood post above wraps up the $1 Colorado casino chips in my collection. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing these chips and reading a story or two about their history.

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The Wildwood post above wraps up the $1 Colorado casino chips in my collection. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing these chips and reading a story or two about their history.


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There is a new casino that has opened in cripple creek

Chamonix

My buddy goes up there once a month from Denver. I will have him grab you a chip next time

The list of ads has jumped to the left side of my screen, covering 20% of the area where the posts and replies are displayed. One of the Admins needs to correct this as the forum is unuseable in this condition.

Unless it’s already fixed this is your computer cause I don’t see this.

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Is it still called silver dollar or did they change the name to Maverick?
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They're still calling it Silver Dollar for now.

I know Alpha will want a chip then but I won’t unless the name changes. If you hear any updates as to a name change in the future please let me know thanks 😊

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The Wildwood post above wraps up the $1 Colorado casino chips in my collection. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing these chips and reading a story or two about their history.
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There is a new casino that has opened in cripple creek

Chamonix

My buddy goes up there once a month from Denver. I will have him grab you a chip next time
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IntelligentMang, you need to fix your reply - you have an open tag that is causing the ad windows to overlap the posts.

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The Wildwood post above wraps up the $1 Colorado casino chips in my collection. I hope everyone enjoyed seeing these chips and reading a story or two about their history.


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There is a new casino that has opened in cripple creek

Chamonix

My buddy goes up there once a month from Denver. I will have him grab you a chip next time
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Edited for formatting. -D

State: North Carolina
City: Kings Mountain
Casino: Two Kings Casino

This casino opened several years back in 2021, but only recently started to offer table games. They use the same style chip that has popped up recently at properties like Park West in California and most recently at the Fontainbleau in Las Vegas.

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State: North Carolina
City: Kings Mountain
Casino: Two Kings Casino

This casino opened several years back in 2021, but only recently started to offer table games.
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(snip)
Nice get!
I hadn't even heard that they opened tables.

alpha1243,

Is the center of the chip made of a different material than the rest? It looks like it might be metallic?

Dog Hand

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alpha1243,

Is the center of the chip made of a different material than the rest? It looks like it might be metallic?

Dog Hand
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Yes, different material. Not very attractive, so I assume it's some type of security measure.

State: Texas
City: Austin
Casino: The Royal Card Club

The Royal Card Club is a social poker room in Texas. They originally opened in October 2023 but had numerous problems, closed its doors, and were eventually sold. The new owners reopened in May 2024 with 13 tables. They are trying to stay afloat in the competitive Austin poker market and offer a variety of promotions: bad beat jackpot, high-hand promotions, refer-a-friend, discounts for private games, and BYOB! These signs all point to a struggling operation which may not stay opened for long.

Their ceramic chips all have this same design.

State: Montana
City: Billings
Casino: Full House Poker Room

Now that I’ve added all of the casinos from the state of Colorado that the Index was missing, I’m at a loss as to what to do next aside from post newly opened casinos and poker rooms as they pop up from time to time. Since no one is maintaining the Index, it’s getting more and more difficult to determine if a casino has already been posted or not. So I’ve decided to post some of my favorite designs from across my collection from casinos and poker rooms not already listed in the Index. Let me know what you think as I really only see 3-4 people ever commenting in this forum thread.

This first chip is from the Full House Poker Room in Billings, MT. But first a little background on how I came by the chip.

I picked up this chip in 2008 in Las Vegas of all places. I was in town for the WSOP but was playing in a $235 buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament at the Golden Nugget. This was part of what they called The Grand Poker Series which ran concurrent with the WSOP in June. Here are the smaller denomination chips used in that event:



The field of 81 players started with 8,000 in chips and 40 minute levels. At my table was a guy from Montana who ran a poker room in Billings called Full House Poker Room. He brought a duffel bag full of logo T-shirts to pass out to advertise his poker room. He gave a T-shirt and said to call him once he returned home and he’d send me a $1 chip. I then busted him out of the tournament when I hit an ace on the river. I played from noon until 6:30pm when I busted out in 24th place. No prize money, but I did manage to pocket a few tournament chips, later selling this 4-chip set for $122.

True to his word, this $1 chip arrived in the mail a few weeks later. I learned that Montana allows a maximum of 2 poker tables in any establishment. Poker was still booming back in 2008, and he said that his tables were busy on the weekends. He was taking advantage of being in Vegas and was passing out T-shirts to promote the place. He might have done better just passing out these great looking $1 chips.

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alpha1243,

Is the center of the chip made of a different material than the rest? It looks like it might be metallic?

Dog Hand
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Yes, different material. Not very attractive, so I assume it's some type of security measure.
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IIRC from the discussions around the Fontainebleau chips, it contains an RFID chip.

State: New Jersey
City: Atlantic City
Casino: Golden Nugget

I was born and raised in New Jersey. As a kid, growing up around gambling was normal. We flipped baseball cards against the wall during recess in grammar school and played poker after shop class in high school. When we got our driver’s licenses we drove to the Meadowlands to bet on harness racing in the summer. I remember when I graduated 8th grade my dad brought me along to the track with him one night. He taught me how to read the racing program, handicap the horses, and place bets at the window. There was no stigma associated with gambling. It was part of the culture.

So it was no surprise that in 1978 New Jersey was the first state outside of Nevada to legalize casino gaming. I was 14 years old when Resorts International opened on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Boardwalk Regency opened the next year along with Bally’s Park Place. Back then the casinos could not stay opened 24/7, but closed at 4am only to reopen 4-6 hours later. They also had a posted dress code of jackets and ties for the men, though this was only to allow them to toss out any unwanted beachgoers who stumbled in off the boardwalk. I fondly remember being out with the boys during many a summer’s evening, perhaps shooting pool at a local bar or playing poker at someone’s basement table, when at midnight someone would propose that we go to AC. Everyone would pile into my 1978 Monte Carlo where I would make the 2 hour drive with AC/DC’s Back in Black cassette playing on the car stereo. We’d arrive at 2am and play blackjack or craps until they closed at 4am, then head to a diner before calling it a night.

In 1980, Steve Wynn, whose family ran bingo halls in Connecticut, decided to open a casino on the Atlantic City boardwalk. This was the Golden Nugget which opened on 9 December 1980. Now, just to be clear, this Golden Nugget has nothing to do with the Golden Nugget already listed in the Index. That Golden Nugget was formerly the Trump Marina casino and is owned by the Landry Corporation. So the original Golden Nugget you will often see referred to as Golden Nugget (Wynn) and the latter as Golden Nugget (Landry).

Anyway, this property had the best parking garage. The double spiral parking tower made it very easy to head up or down to locate a spot. But I didn’t go there for their parking, which was always free back then, but I went for their craps tables. During my college years, I would make the short 2 hour trip to AC whenever I had a day off from my summer job. I might only go with $100 or $200 in my pocket, and would play until I was up $100, then get a slice of pizza on the boardwalk, or some James’ Salt Water Taffy, before heading home. Some days the dice were hot and I might win my $100 on the very first shooter and find myself driving back home within the hour.

As a bonus chip to this post, several years ago I was contacted by a woman in New Jersey whose husband had recently passed away. He was a lifelong casino chip collector who had amassed hundreds of chips from Atlantic City – mostly $5 and $25 limited edition chips. She was asking for assistance selling the collection, and I agreed. As a token of gratitude for my help, she asked if I might be interested in any of her husband’s chips. I sent her a list of several for her to choose from. She sent me every one on my list! One chip was this $5 Tropicana. The Trop issued a series of 7 limited edition $5 chips promoting their new food promenade called The Market Place at the Boardwalk which opened in April 2003. One of their vendors was James’ Salt Water Taffy.



Ok, enough storytelling and on to the chips. Steve Wynn issued two designs of $1 Golden Nugget chips. Neither mentioned “Atlantic City, New Jersey” on them as is the norm these days. Many people don’t know that the New Jersey Casino Control Commission dictates the chip color for all denominations. So all $1 chips in the state must be white ($2.50 pink, $5 red, $20 yellow, $25 green, $100 black, $500 purple, $1,000 orange, $5,000 gray, and $25,000 brown). The $1 Golden Nugget chips had 4 orange inserts. The inlay had gold text outlined in black which shows the casino name and denomination. This inlay logo changed on their second issue to one that stuck with them in Atlantic City until they sold. The property was renamed Bally’s Grand and then Atlantic City Hilton when it sold a final time.

Thanks for the AC memory. I was there a lot in the mid 80s. I used to stay in a cheap place on the Resorts end of the Boardwalk and walk to Golden Nugget on the opposite end in the morning to buy used decks of cards for 50 cents/pack. There was a 2 pack limit, so I'd go back every day. On the walk back I'd stop and gamble. My favorite stops were the Tropicana and Claridge.

State: Oregon
City: Portland
Casino: Encore Club

You run into all sorts of people if you’re a chip collector. A post on one of the casino chip forums or bulletin boards, a picture on Facebook, something on a casino website, an article in a magazine, or even a mention in a podcast can bring you in contact with someone who shares your passion for casino chip collecting.

Several years ago I had such an encounter with casino and poker author Ashley Adams. I knew his work from several publications and poker related online sources such as Card Player and PokerNews. We had started a correspondence about poker chips. In his day-to-day job he visits many casinos and poker rooms and, like many of us, brings home a chip to add to his collection. He shared a photo of a wall in his office covered in chips he’d accumulated in his travels. In turn, I shared a few photos of chips adorning the walls of my office and poker room, as well as my entire collection of 4,500+ chips on my website. I asked about some of his chips that I was unfamiliar with, and he was more than happy to make a trade. So in January 2021 we mailed each other an envelope with a couple of chips.

In return for these two $1 Mississippi chips…





…he sent me these.





It was the $1 Encore that initially caught my eye as it was a U.S. property. I had known that Oregon, like Texas, had begun to open social clubs which offered poker. These clubs were not as easy to find as those in Texas and were less publicized. It’s a plain-looking ceramic chip with black graphics on a white background. Its two black inserts are a bit worn, but the center inlay logo is still sharp with its club motif and denomination. Like many casino chip collectors, I’m always thrilled to be the first to “find” a chip hasn’t already been listed in the ChipGuide. And while I no longer submit images to the ChipGuide after a long running dispute with its administrator, many of the chip images from my collection have found their way into the guide either with the contributor field left blank or annotated as anonymous as is the case with this $1 Encore Club chip from Portland, OR (as well as the $1 Beau Rivage chip). In fact, here's a screenshot of that original ChipGuide entry when made in 2021.



The second chip that Ashley sent me was a $1 chip from a foreign casino located in the Northern Marianas Islands. I only collect $1 chips, and since this foreign chip had a dollar sign, I decided to add it as the first and only chip in my collection from that country. Besides, it’s a pretty cool looking chip.

I haven’t corresponded with Ashley since our trade, but was happy to have met his acquaintance as well as the opportunity to trade chips with him. This can be an enjoyable and rewarding hobby, and it’s these interactions that are remembered.