Saturday, September 29, 2012

New issue $1 chips for Silverton of Las Vegas

The Silverton Casino of Las Vegas has released a new $1 chip in September of 2012.  It uses the house mold with a hot-stamp center inlay.


Their previous issue released in 2011

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thunderbird 50 cent chip sold for $151.49

A Hotel Thunderbird 50 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $151.49 on September 27th of 2012.  The casino was located at 2755 Las Vegas Blvd. South


Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Golden Gate $1 chip sold for $56.00

A Golden Gate $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $56.00 on September 26th of 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Massachusetts Gaming awarding 1st license by February 26, 2014

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission says it will award a license for the state’s first casino by February 26, 2014, at the latest, with hopes of making the award earlier.

Industry experts say resort-style casinos take up to three years to build, which means the first casino might not open until 2017

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Hard Rock $25 Sammy Hagar chip sold for $406.99

A Hard Rock $25 Sammy Hagar casino chip from 2002 sold for $406.99 on September 23rd of 2012

Binion's Horseshoe 25 cent chip sold for $49.99

A Binion's Horseshoe 25 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $49.99 on September 23rd of 2012

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Imperial Palace new name: The Quad Resort & Casino

After 33 years as the Imperial Palace, the Las Vegas Strip resort will become the Quad Resort & Casino, Caesars Entertainment announced.

The Quad will be the gateway to Caesars’ new Linq retail and entertainment district.  As part of the resort’s transformation, improvements will be made in phases to the exterior façade, porte cochere, front desk, bell desk, hotel lobby, casino floor, retail promenade and dining levels. The resort will remain open during construction that will continue through next year.

After December, the property will cease to be known as the Imperial Palace. But a new sign isn’t set to go up until a new facade is completed, near the end of 2013.

The changes also will include adding 15,000 square feet of gaming space. The casino floor is now about 50,000 square feet.  New entrances also will be added. The front door of the Quad will move from the Strip to the north side of the building, with access from Koval Lane or the Harrah’s tunnel. A pedestrian walkway will connect Harrah’s Carnaval Court to the south side of the Quad, eventually leading pedestrians to the Linq and the High Roller Observation Wheel. The $550 million Linq complex also is scheduled to open next year.

It was the Flamingo Capri when Ralph Engelstad purchased the decaying property in 1971. He added buildings and a casino and reopened it a year later. In 1979, he renamed it the Imperial Palace.  Caesars acquired the Imperial Palace for $370 million in 2005.

Artist rendering

Before and After

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Dunes $5 casino chip sold for $148.50

A Dunes $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $148.50 on September 20th of 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Louigi's Broiler $1 chip sold for $86.09

A Louigi's Broiler $1 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $86.09 on September 13th of 2012.  The casino was open from 1951 to 1971 and was located at 3729 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Hard Rock scraps Atlantic City casino project

Hard Rock has scrapped plans for a new casino hotel in Atlantic City, dropping out the day the development group faced a deadline for a $1 million payment to the state for the project.

“Hard Rock has decided not to move forward with an application for a potential hotel-casino development in Atlantic City, due to current market conditions,” the company said in a statement. “We have been evaluating Atlantic City as a prospective location for a hotel-casino development and have not eliminated this location for a future endeavor.”

There have been rumors circulating that they may be interested in buying the newly built troubled Revel Casino instead of building themselves.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Underdog poker chip card guard for sale

A custom design poker chip depicting Underdog that poker players use to secure their cards. When not actively looking at them, players position the card protector over their cards which protects them from being accidentally exposed or folded. Fans of the imprinted design who are not poker players use them as paper weights on their desk or display them on a shelf. A great conversation piece.  Visit our website for a large selection of card guards



Sunday, September 9, 2012

New issue Golden Gate dancing dealer #17 casino chip

The Golden Gate Casino in downtown Las Vegas has issued a new dancing dealer $5 casino chip in late August of 2012. Featured on this release is "Mary" of which they produced 2,000 chips. This makes number 17 in the ongoing series

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Sahara $5 casino chip sold for $2,650

A Sahara $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $2,650.00 on September 8th of 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Dragon design poker chip card guard for sale

A custom design dragon poker chip that poker players use to secure their cards. When not actively looking at them, players position the card protector over their cards which protects them from being accidentally exposed or folded. Fans of the imprinted design who are not poker players use them as paper weights on their desk or display them on a shelf. A great conversation piece.  Visit our website for a large selection of card guards



Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Holiday Inn Boardwalk $1 chip for sale

A Holiday Inn Boardwalk $1 Las Vegas casino chip issued in 1995 is for sale at our ChipWorx WebStore.. Chip is in in excellent used condition.  This design was retired in 1998 and the casino closed in 2006.  The location is now the CityCenter Complex containing the Aria Casino

 

Monday, September 3, 2012

Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn $5 chip sold for $1,202.00

A Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $1,202.00 on September 2nd of 2012.  The casino was located at 3145 Las Vegas Blvd South.  The Desert Inn closed in 2001 and the location became Wynn Las Vegas on April 26th of 2005


Sunday, September 2, 2012

Flamingo $5 casino chip sold for $721.00

A Flamingo $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $721.00 on September 2nd of 2012


International $5 casino chip sold for $143.50

An International $5 Las Vegas 1st issue casino chip released in 1969 sold for $143.50 on September 2nd of 2012.  The location became the Las Vegas Hilton and in 2012 the name was changed to The LVH

New Frontier $1 casino chip sold for $76.00

A New Frontier $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $76.00 on September 2nd of 2012

Saturday, September 1, 2012

L'Auberge Casino Baton Rouge opens September 1st

Pinnacle Entertainment's opening date for it's L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge  is September 1st of 2012.  It was supposed to be on Wednesday, August 29th but was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac approaching the Gulf Coast.

The new Baton Rouge, Louisiana property will feature an expansive single-level, 74,000 square foot casino; nearly 1,500 slot machines; 50 table games, including a poker room; a 12-story hotel with 206 guest rooms and a rooftop pool; three dining outlets; a unique casino bar with breathtaking views of the Mississippi River; 2,400 total parking spaces, including 800 in a covered parking garage; a multi-purpose event center with concert seating for up to 1,600 people or banquet seating for up to 800 people; and outdoor festival grounds with capacity for up to 2,500

Same logo design on all denominations