O’Sheas reopens on December 27th of 2013

O’Sheas Casino in Las Vegas reopened on December 27th of 2013 as part of the $550 million Linq project built by Caesars Entertainment. The 5,000-square-foot space is filled with six beer pong tables, 11 table games and two bars featuring 60 different beers.  No new chips were released as they are using the same chips that were used when they closed on April 30th of 2012

Atlantic Club to close Jan. 13th of 2014

The casino, which opened in 1980 as the Golden Nugget, will shut its doors on January 13th of 2014.  Two rival casino companies with a presence in Atlantic City, Tropicana Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment, will buy the casino for $23.4 million, essentially strip it for parts and shut it down. The Tropicana will take the 1,641 slot machines and 48 table games for $8.4 million, while Caesars will get the property and its more than 800 hotel rooms for $15 million.  Neither has any interest in operating the business in Atlantic City’s now diminished market.  Caesars has said it has no plans to operate the property as a non-gambling hotel. A spokesman said it intends to distribute some of the building’s equipment among its four Atlantic City casinos (Caesars, Bally’s, Harrah’s and the Showboat) while considering what to do with the rest.

MGM wins license for Maryland casino

MGM Resorts International won a license for a new casino near the nation’s capital in Maryland.  A state commission voted 5-2 in favor of Las Vegas-based MGM Resort’s proposal to build a $925 million resort near the Potomac River at National Harbor with a 300-suite hotel, casino and seven restaurants. The nonsmoking casino plan includes 3,600 slot machines and 140 table games.

The license is the sixth granted in five years in Maryland and four casinos have already opened. This casino could not open until July 2016, or two years after a casino being built in Baltimore opens.

Artist Rendition

New issue Beau Rivage $1 casino chip

Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi Mississippi has released a new $1 casino chip.  It looks similar to the previous issue except that it no longer has the BR initials on it.  It was issued in December of 2013

 Their previous issue $1 chip

Pioneer Crossing in Yerington NV has Grand Opening

The Pioneer Crossing Casino in Yerington Nevada had their Grand Opening on December 7th of 2013. They took over what used to be the Casino West Casino on October 1st of 2013.  Same center inlay designs were used on all denominations.

Hacienda renamed to Hoover Dam Lodge

The Hacienda in Boulder City, Nevada is closing on December 23rd of 2013.  When it reopens several days later on December 28th it will be called the Hoover Dam Lodge.  The new owners, Nevada Restaurant Services Inc., operate more than 80 Dotty’s taverns statewide.

The Hoover Dam Lodge will offer up to 380 slot machines. The live table games would be replaced by electronic versions of blackjack, craps and roulette.

Four Queens 25 cent chip sold for $191.00

A Four Queens 1st issue 25 cent Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $191.00 on November 24th of 2013

Big Wheel $5 chip sold for $492.00

A Big Wheel $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $492.00 on November 9th of 2013.  The casino was open from 1971 to 1973 and they were located at 2440 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Graton Rancheria opens on November 5th

The Federated Indians have opened their their 534,000-square-foot Graton Rancheria Casino on November 5th of 2013. Located about 50 miles north of San Francisco near Rohnert Park, California in Sonoma County.  They feature 3,000 slot machines and 144 table games

Casuarina Westin now called The Max

The Casuarina Westin in Las Vegas is now called The Max Casino.  The name change happened in November of 2013.  Before it was the Casuarina it was The Maxim casino.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations.

Riviera $5 casino chip sold for $3,051.00

A Riviera $5 Las Vegas casino chip issued in the 1950's sold for $3,051.00 on October 27th of 2013

Downtown Grand opens on October 27th

The downtown Las Vegas resort property once known as the Lady Luck opened on October 27th of 2013 as the Downtown Grand. The investment made by the property’s owner, CIM Group, was about $100 million. The Downtown Grand, located at Third Street and Ogden Avenue, features 634 rooms, about 600 slot machines and 30 table games.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations

New issue Tropicana LV $1 casino chip

The Tropicana in Las Vegas has issued a new $1 casino chip.  It was released in October of 2013

Riviera Black Hawk now called Monarch Casino

The Riviera in Black Hawk, Colorado is now called the Monarch Casino.  New chips were released on October 21st of 2013.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations

Bill's Gamblin' Hall will not return as Gansevoort

Bill's Gamblin' Hall was going to return as Gansevoort Las Vegas in January of 2014.  The now shuttered Bill's closed on February 5th of 2013 for renovations. Caesars is spending $185 million to remodel the entire hotel-casino.  The renovation will bring a new exterior, casino floor, dining, and rooms while adding a spa as well as an already much talked about rooftop pool experience. The 10th floor pool deck will be run by Victor Drai whose long-running nightclub, Drai's After Hours, will return to its former location in the hotel's basement.

During a routine background check of Caesars’ business partners, they took issue with an investor in New York-based Gansevoort.  The investor, a German businessman, is reputed to have ties to organized crime in Russia. Gansevoort was not expected to seek licensing by Nevada gaming regulators for the Strip project. The arraignment between Caesars and Gansevoort was strictly a licensing and marketing deal.  A Caesars spokesman confirmed Sunday that Gansevoort was being dropped from $185 million Strip project and a new name would be chosen.

Before and after

Landmark $1 chip sells for $305.00

A Landmark first issue $1 Las Vegas casino chip released in 1969 sold for $305.00 on October 17th of 2013
 

Hard Rock new issue Motley Crue chip

The Hard Rock Las Vegas issued two Motley Crue casino chips on September 17th of 2013.  They released a $5 and a $25 design.

New issue $1 Grand Sierra Reno chip

The Grand Sierra Casino in Reno, Nevada has issued a new $1 chip.  It was released in August of 2013

Silver Palace $1 chip sold for $77.99

A Silver Palace $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1960's sold for $77.99 on July 21st of 2013. The casino was located downtown at 32 E. Fremont Street and they closed in 1964

Hard Rock Albuquerque becomes Isleta Casino

The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico has returned to its roots and changed its name back to Isleta Resort and Casino.  New chips were released in June of 2013

New issue rack for Silver Sevens Las Vegas

Terrible’s at the corner of Paradise and East Flamingo roads, which is owned by Affinity Gaming, has a new name: The Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino.  A whole new rack of chips were issued using the same center inlay design on all denominations. Chips were released on July 1st of 2013

Affinity Gaming, which owns a dozen casinos in Nevada, Colorado, Iowa and Missouri, was created following the bankruptcy reorganization of Herbst Gaming in December 2010.  The rebranding is the third name for the off-Strip location, which was originally opened as the Continental. The Herbst family acquired the casino out of bankruptcy in 1999 and remodeled the property into Terrible’s in 2000.

New rack of chips for Grand Victoria Elgin

The Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois has issued a whole new rack of chips using the same center inlay design on all denominations. Chips were released in June of 2013

Casino Aztar becomes Tropicana Evansville, Indiana

Casino Aztar in Evansville, Indiana became the Tropicana Evansville in June of 2013.  Same center inlay design was used on all denominations

Isle of Capri Biloxi becomes the Golden Nugget

The Isle of Capri in Biloxi, Mississippi became the Golden Nugget on June 21st of 2013.  Same center inlay design was used on all denominations

New rack of chips for Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI

The Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island started offering table games on June 19th of 2013 and issued a whole spread of casino chips using the same center inlay design on all denominations.  The flip side of the chips shows a different picture of one of the table games on each of the denominations.

Margaritaville Bossier City opens on June 15th

Margaritaville Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana opened on June 15th of 2013.  They used the same front design on all denominations

New issue $1 Peppermill Reno casino chip

The Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada has issued a new $1 chip.  It was released in May of 2013

New issue $1 Mirage poker room chip

The poker room at the Mirage in Las Vegas has issued a new $1 chip.  The center inlay uses a lenticular process which makes all the backgrounds a different design.  It was issued in May of 2013

Sinabar $1 chip sold for $229.00

A Sinabar $1 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $229.00 on May 26th of 2013.  The casino was located at 111 East Ogden Avenue in the downtown area

The Westerner $1 chip sold for $147.50

A $1 casino chip from The Westerner issued in the 1950's sold for $147.50 on May 26th of 2013.  The casino closed in 1960 and they were located at 21-23 East Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas

Margaritaville Atlantic City opens May 24th

Margaritaville Casino in Atlantic City had it's Grand Opening on May 24th of 2013.  It is an extension of the Resorts Casino and they released this $5 chip.  They have twelve Margaritaville-themed table games and 160 similarly themed slot machines.  It has island-themed decor, an indoor lighthouse, palm trees and tropical-blue skies and clouds painted onto the ceilings

Rocky Gap Casino opens on May 22

The Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Cumberland, Maryland opened on May 22nd of 2013.  The casino has 558 slots and 10 table games.  In addition to the casino, the resort has four restaurants, a spa, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus golf course with walking trails, fishing and other activities

 Same center inlay design on all denominations

New issue Mandalay Bay Michael Jackson chips

Mandalay Bay has released a set of Michael Jackson casino chips.  Same design was used on all denominations.  Issued in May of 2013 in $5, $25 and $100 denominations

Terrible's becomes the Silver Sevens Hotel

Terrible’s at the corner of Paradise and East Flamingo roads, which is owned by Affinity Gaming, has a new name: The Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino.

Affinity’s decision to change the name comes after a $7 million, 18-month renovation that included an expanded bar, new sports book and upgraded rooms.  Terrible’s cowboy signage will be dismantled May 20th and donated to the Neon Museum as a piece of Las Vegas history. The company expects to begin installing Silver Sevens signage in late June.

Affinity Gaming, which owns a dozen casinos in Nevada, Colorado, Iowa and Missouri, was created following the bankruptcy reorganization of Herbst Gaming in December 2010.

The rebranding is the third name for the off-Strip location, which was originally opened as the Continental. The Herbst family acquired the casino out of bankruptcy in 1999 and remodeled the property into Terrible’s in 2000.

Stardust $5 chip sold for $395.00

A Stardust $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1970's sold for $395.00 on May 5th of 2013

Landmark $1 chip sold for $380.00

A Landmark first issue $1 Las Vegas casino chip released in 1969 sold for $380.00 on May 5th of 2013

Landmark $5 chip sold for $283.89

A Landmark first issue $5 Las Vegas casino chip released in 1969 sold for $283.89 on May 5th of 2013