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