El Rancho Vegas $5 chip sold for $86.00

An El Rancho Vegas $5 casino chip from the 1940's sold for $86.00 on May 31st of 2012

New issue Eldorado 50th Anniversary $5 chip

The Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada issued a 50th Anniversary limited edition $5 casino chip in May of 2012

Flamingo Hotel $1 chip sold for $55.96

A Flamingo Hotel $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $55.96 on May 30th of 2012

New issue Hollywood Casino of Toledo

Penn National Gaming opened their Hollywood Casino in Toledo on May 29th.  It's the second of four voter-approved casinos to open in Ohio. It has 80 gaming tables and 2,000 electronic machines.  Penn National Gaming plans to open their second of its two Ohio properties, the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, later this year.

Maryland Live! is opening on June 6th.

Maryland Live! in Hanover, Maryland is opening its doors on June 6th.  It will have about 4,750 slot machines, more than any other casino currently is authorized to have in Maryland.   They will also have E-Table games including Blackjack, Roulette, Texas Hold'em, Craps, Pai Gow Poker and Baccarat.  These are electronic table games which no longer have human dealers.

It will be the third casino to open in the state. The others are in Perryville and near Ocean City. Two others currently are authorized. One site is allowed in Baltimore and another is allowed in western Maryland at Rocky Gap State Park.

Silver Palace $1 chip sold for $54.99

A Silver Palace $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $54.99 on May 27th of 2012. The casino was located at 32 E. Fremont Street and they closed in 1964

Hotel Last Frontier $1 chip sold for $100.00

A Hotel Last Frontier $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1940's sold for $100.00 on May 27th of 2012

Desert Inn $5 chip sold for $153.73

A Desert Inn  $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $153.73 on May 26th of 2012

Running Creek Casino, Calif. opened May 25th

The Running Creek Casino opened to the public at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 25th at 635 E. Highway 20 in Upper Lake, California, located in the beautiful resort area of Clear Lake.  They have 349 slots and 6 table games including shoe-dealt Blackjack and hand-dealt or “pitch” Blackjack, Three Card Poker, and Pai Gow Fortune. Progressive bets will also be available on some of the games.

El Cortez $5 chip sold for $622.77

An El Cortez $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $622.77 on May 26th of 2012

Tropicana 50 cent chip sold for $130.00

A Tropicana 50 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $130.00 on May 25th of 2012

Pioneer Club $5 chip sold for $406.00

A Pioneer Club $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $406.00 on May 25th of 2012

Hollywood Casino Toledo opens May 29th

Penn National Gaming have set May 29th as the opening date for the Hollywood Casino in Toledo. The casino will be the second of four voter-approved casinos to open in Ohio.  It will open with 80 gaming tables and 2,000 electronic machines.

Penn National Gaming plans to open their second of its two Ohio properties, the Hollywood Casino in Columbus, later this year. A partnership between Caesars and Rock Gaming will open Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati in 2013.

Pussycat A Go Go $5 chip sold for $81.00

Pussycat A Go Go $5 casino chip sold for $81.00 on May 24th of 2012.  It was issued at opening in 1964 and the casino closed in 1971.  It was located at 3255 Las Vegas Blvd South

Dunes $1 casino chip sold for $155.55

The Dunes first issue $1 Las Vegas casino chip issued in the 1950's sold for $155.55 on May 24th of 2012

New Issue Margaritaville Biloxi casino chips

Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi opened on May 22nd of 2012 at 8pm. The 20,000 square foot casino has 750 slot machines and 18 table games. The restaurant and bar will seat 290 indoors and on the outdoor dining deck overlooking the Back Bay, plus 60 more on a second level. The 17,000-square-foot events center will have seating for about 780 and there are plans for a marina.

The $5 dollar chip shows the common back side of all denominations.  The $2.50 chip has a graphic stating "Lost Shaker of Salt" and the $5 chip states "It's 5 o'Clock Somewhere".  The $25 chip has a beach graphic.

Caesars Palace $5 chip sold for $810.00

A Caesars Palace Las Vegas first edition $5 chip sold for $810.00 on May 22nd of 2012

Hard Rock new issue Memorial Day 2012 chip

The Hard Rock Las Vegas will be issuing their Memorial Day 2012 chip on May 25th. They will be releasing 1,500 of the $5 casino chips.

Flamingo 50 cent chip sold for $67.88

A Flamingo Hotel  50 cent Las Vegas casino chip issued in 1967 sold for $67.88 on May 21st of 2012

Bonanza 50 cent casino chip sold for $565.71

A Bonanza 50 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $565.71 on May 19th of 2012

Pioneer Club 25 cent chip sold for $127.50

A Pioneer Club 25 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $127.50 on May 19th of 2012

Pioneer Club $5 chip sold for $430.71

A Pioneer Club $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $430.71 on May 19th of 2012

Margaritaville Casino in Biloxi opening May 22nd

Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi is set to open on May 22nd of 2012 at 8pm. The 20,000 square foot casino will have 750 slot machines and 18 table games. The restaurant and bar will seat 290 indoors and on the outdoor dining deck overlooking the Back Bay, plus 60 more on a second level. The 17,000-square-foot events center will have seating for about 780 and there are plans for a marina.

Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant will be located off of the Back Bay of Biloxi (off of 5th Street at old East Harrison County Industrial Park).

Sands $20 baccarat chip sold for $549.00

A Sands $20 baccarat casino chip from the 1950's sold for $549.00 on May 17th of 2012

Boyd Gaming buys Peninsula Gaming 5 casinos

Boyd Gaming Corp., will spend $1.45 billion to acquire the assets of Peninsula Gaming LLC, giving the Las Vegas-based company a presence in Kansas, Iowa and a significant expansion in Louisiana.  Boyd will acquire Peninsula's five casinos, one in Kansas (Kansas Star in Mulvane) and two each in Iowa (Diamond Jo casinos in Dubuque and Northwood) and Louisiana (Evangeline Downs in Opelousas and Amelia Belle in Amelia).  Boyd Gaming owns and operates 17 casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and New Jersey.

New Issue Monte Carlo $1 casino chip

The Monte Carlo Casino of Las Vegas released this new design $1 casino chip in May of 2012. This is their third $1 design using just their logo on a small inlay and adding the hat and cane design at the top of the inlay. They also used a house mold instead of the hat and cane mold of the previous two issues.

Their second issue $1 released in December of 2010

Their first issue $1 released at opening in 1996

New Frontier $5 chip sold for $112.46

The New Frontier $5 first issue Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $112.46 on May 15th of 2012

Bourbon St. $5 casino chip sold for $66.43

A Bourbon Street $5 first issue Las Vegas casino chip issued in 1985 sold for $66.43 on May 15th of 2012

New issue Horseshoe Cleveland casino chips

Rock Gaming and Caesars Entertainment opened the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland on May 14th.  The casino is the first of four voter-approved casinos to open in Ohio.  All denominations have the same center inlay design.

The Dunes $5 casino chip sold for $156.27

The Dunes $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1980's sold for $156.27 on May 13th of 2012

Riviera $5 casino chip sold for $71.00

A Riviera $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $71.00 on May 13th of 2012

Las Vegas style casino coming near Rohnert Park, Calif.

The state Assembly on Thursday ratified an agreement between Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for a Las Vegas style casino about 50 miles north of San Francisco near Rohnert Park, Calif., in Sonoma County.  The agreement between the tribe and governor allows for the operation of card games and 3,000 slot machines.

Stardust $5 casino chip sold for $41.00

A Stardust $5 Las Vegas metal inlay casino chip from the 1970's sold for $41.00 on May 13th of 2012

Caesars Palace $5 chip sold for $219.50

A Caesars Palace $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $219.50 on May 13th of 2012

Stardust $1 casino chip sold for $66.02

A Stardust $1 Las Vegas casino chip issued in the 1960's sold for $66.02 on May 11th of 2012

New issue M Casino 3rd anniversary chip

The M Casino and Resort has released their 3rd Anniversary limited edition casino chip on May 11th of 2012.  They issued 2,000 chips in the $5 denomination.

Horseshoe Cleveland opening on May 14th

Rock Gaming and Caesars Entertainment have set May 14th as the opening date for their $350 million Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland project.  The casino will be the first of four voter-approved casinos to open in Ohio.

The three-story casino will open up in the former Higbee department store in the heart of the city. It will employ 1,600 people and open with 700 slot machines at street level. The second floor of the building will have 1,400 slots, 34 table games and a food court with three outlets. The top floor will have a VIP lounge and high-limit gaming tables.

 Penn National Gaming plans to open the first of its two Ohio properties the Hollywood Casino in Toledo in late May, with the second one planned for later this year would be Hollywood Casino in Columbus. Another Caesars partnership with Rock Gaming will open Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati in 2013.

MGM Grand $25 chip sold for $89.00

A MGM Grand $25 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $89.00 on May 9th of 2012

Golden Gate $0.50 casino chip sold for $113.61

Golden Gate 50 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $113.61 on May 8th of 2012

Harrah's St. Louis to become a Hollywood Casino

Caesars Entertainment Corp. Monday said it will sell its Harrah's St. Louis hotel and casino to regional rival Penn National Gaming for $610 million.  Penn National will re-brand Harrah's St. Louis with the company's Hollywood Casino brand.  The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2012.

Harrah's St. Louis is located in Maryland Heights, Missouri, directly off I-70 and adjacent to the Missouri River and approximately 22 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis, approximately eight miles west of Lambert St. Louis Airport, and approximately 25 miles southwest of Penn National's Argosy Casino Alton.

The Dunes $1 casino chip sold for $86.00

The Dunes first issue $1 casino chip issued in the 1950's sold for $86.00 on May 6th of 2012

Fremont 50 cent casino chip sold for $52.00

A Hotel Fremont 50 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $52.00 on May 5th of 2012

MGM Grand - Mayweather vs Cotto new issue casino chips

The MGM Grand in Las Vegas issued limited edition casino chips for the World Super Welterweight Championship between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto on May 5th of 2012.  The same design was used on their $5, $25 and $100 denominatons.

New issue Golden Gate dancing dealer casino chips

The Golden Gate Casino in downtown Las Vegas has issued two more dancing dealer $5 casino chips.  Featured on this release is "Brennan" and "Dallas" of which they produced 2,000 of each.  This makes number 13 and 14 in the ongoing series.

Frontier Hotel $1 casino chip sold for $77.51

A Frontier Hotel $1 Las Vegas casino chip issued in 1967 sold for $77.51 on May 3rd of 2012

Gambling at the Moulin Rouge, for one day

Gambling is expected to return to the site of the historic Moulin Rouge Casino.. at least for a day.

Rob Woodson, of United Coin, told members of the state Gaming Control Board on Wednesday that Moulin Rouge property owner Olympic Coast Investment was negotiating with an unnamed New York company to acquire the site at Bonanza Road between Martin Luther King Boulevard and H Street. Woodson said the deal is expected to close within four to eight months.

In the meantime, Woodson is seeking permission from state regulators to operate a temporary casino site in a tent on the property on June 19. In order to maintain the site for potential development of a gaming operation, city ordinances require that casino gambling occur there for at least eight hours every two years. United Coin is involved because one of its specialties is to set up temporary casino sites in tents to preserve gaming licenses.

Although the historic building is gone, the site’s unrestricted gaming license is valuable because it carries the grandfathered right to offer more than 15 slot machines without having a hotel on the property.

After hearing Woodson's request, Gaming Control Board members voted unanimously to recommend that it be approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The commission is expected to consider the request at its May 17 meeting.

Hard Rock new issue Cinco de Mayo 2012 chips

The Hard Rock Las Vegas will be issuing their Cinco de Mayo 2012 chips on May 4th of 2012.  They will be releasing 1,500 of the $5 chips and 500 of the $25 chips.  The same design is used on both denominations.