Thursday, December 8, 2016

MGM National Harbor opens on Dec. 8th

MGM National Harbor, the $1.4 billion, 308-room resort built by MGM Resorts International on the banks of the Potomac River in Maryland just outside Washington, D.C., opened its doors on December 8th of 2017.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations



Saturday, November 19, 2016

Lucky Dragon opens on November 19, 2016

The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas had their soft opening on November 19th of 2016.  The Chinese-themed casino just off the Las Vegas Strip announced that it will have its Grand Opening on Saturday, Dec. 3.  The 3-acre property has 200 hotel rooms and a casino floor spanning 27,000 square feet.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations


Saturday, October 29, 2016

Aliante NLV new rack of chips

The Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas was recently purchased by Boyd Gaming so they released an all new rack of chips.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Landmark $1 casino chip sold for $485.00

A Landmark first issue $1 Las Vegas casino chip released in 1969 sold for $485.00 on October 2nd of 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Trump Taj Mahal closing Oct. 10

Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino plans to close at 6 a.m. on October 10th.  They have been winding down some table games since September 26th

Billionaire owner Carl Icahn says he will shut the Trump Taj Mahal down because it is losing millions of dollars a month. Atlantic City’s main casino workers’ union has been on strike against the casino since July 1. The closure would leave Atlantic City with seven casinos

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Revel Atlantic City name change to Ten

The Revel Casino in Atlantic City will be renaming the resort to "Ten" and reopening it in the first quarter of 2017.  They had promised to have the hotel portion of Revel up and running by June 15, but had to scrap those plans because they had not yet received a certificate of occupancy for the property and because state casino regulators told them they had to apply for a casino license like all the other casino operators in town.

The new name could create some interesting wrinkles for gambling regulators and customers alike, including the prospect of having casino chips in the denominations of $1, $5, $25 and $100 stamped with the word “Ten” in their center.

Casino History
Revel opened on April 2nd of 2012, but struggled from the outset; it never turned a profit, went bankrupt twice, and shut down on September 2nd of 2014.  The casino cost $2.4 billion to build and sold in bankruptcy court in April of 2015 for $82 million to Glenn Straub, a Florida developer.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Chicago Cubs poker chip card guard for sale

A custom design World Series Champions, Chicago Cubs poker chip.  Poker players use this to secure their cards. When not actively looking at them, players position the card guard 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, August 30, 2016

Scoreboard Casino issues new rack of chips

The Scoreboard Sports Lounge & Casino in Spring Creek, Nevada has released a complete rack of new casino chips.  They used the same center inlay design on all denominations

Monday, August 29, 2016

Sparks Nugget issues new rack of chips

The Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada has released a complete rack of new casino chips.  They used the same center inlay design on all denominations

Friday, July 29, 2016

Plaza new issue POOL chips

The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas has released new chips featuring their rooftop swimming pool attraction called The Pool.  Chips were added to the inventory of regular house chips already on the casino floor.  They issued $1, $5 and $25 denominations with the same center inlay design on all

Friday, July 1, 2016

Edgewater Laughlin new rack of chips

The Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada has released a complete rack of new casino chips.  They used the same center inlay design on all denominations.

Colorado Belle new rack of chips

The Colorado Belle Casino in Laughlin, Nevada has released a complete rack of new casino chips.  They used the same center inlay design on all denominations.

Monday, June 13, 2016

New chips for Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe

The Hyatt Regency Grand Lodge Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada have issued new casino chips.  They released new $1, $2.50 and $5 chips and are still using the old brass core styles on the $25 and up denominations.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Flamingo $5 casino chip sold for $1,971.00

A Flamingo $5 LasVegas casino chip sold for $1,971.00 on June 12th of 2016.  This design dates back to 1946 when the mobster Bugsy Malone owned it


Saturday, June 11, 2016

Mizpah Club new issue casino chips

The Mizpah Club in Tonopah, Nevada have issued casino chips in June of 2016.  On the $5 and up denominations they used the same center inlay design and used the nicer chip blanks

Friday, June 10, 2016

Horseshoe Cincinnati renamed Jack Cincinnati Casino

Jack Cincinnati Casino opened on June 8th after more than 40 hours of finishing touches to rebrand the former Horseshoe.  The region's dominant casino, which closed on June 6th, reopened under its new moniker. Workers spent hours switching out hundreds of old "Horseshoe" logos from slot machines, gambling tables, dice and internal signage. The name change was an elaborate process in part because slots, dice and cards must be inspected before they are put in play to meet regulatory standards.

Casino owner Dan Gilbert announced the brand name change early this year as his company moved into active management of his budding gambling empire. His gambling arm, Rock Gaming, also changed its name to Jack Entertainment earlier this year. The Detroit mogul is best known as the owner of Quicken Loans and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

They are also rebranding Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, ThistleDown Racino near Cleveland as well as Greektown Casino in Detroit


Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Boomtown Reno new rack of chips

Boomtown Casino in Reno, Nevada has released a complete rack of new casino chips.  They used the same center inlay design on all denominations.

Friday, June 3, 2016

Monte Carlo becoming Park MGM

The 3,000-room Monte Carlo in Las Vegas will undergo a two-year, $450 million makeover that will create a new luxury brand for MGM Resorts International and bring the NoMad Hotel concept to the Strip.

MGM and the New York-based Sydell Group announced that work on the transformation of the property, which will become known as Park MGM, would begin this year and be completed by the end of 2018.

The Monte Carlo won’t close during the project and that workers will move floor by floor during the course of construction. Some public areas will be closed as work progresses.  The final name change will not occur until work is close to completion and changes can be made to websites and room-booking search engines.

The 32-story Monte Carlo opened on June 21st of 1996

Friday, May 27, 2016

DiamondJacks becomes WaterView Casino

The DiamondJacks Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi becomes the WaterView Casino with their official Grand Opening weekend beginning on May 27th of 2016.  The new brand takes its name from the location of the property along the bend of the Mississippi River.  The same center inlay design was used on all denominations.


History of Property
The location had first opened as the Isle of Capri in August of 1993 and became DiamondJacks in September of 2006

Friday, May 20, 2016

New issue $1 Boulder Station casino chip

The Boulder Station Casino in Las Vegas has issued a new $1 casino chip.  They are located on the Boulder Highway Strip on the east side of town.  Issued on May 20th of 2016 they used the same center inlay design as their previous issue only made it smaller.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Horseshoe Cleveland renamed Jack Cleveland Casino

The Horseshoe Cleveland downtown casino closed down after midnight on May 9th and reopened on May 11th.  It’s all part of the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland’s transformation into Jack Cleveland Casino. The name change comes after casino owner Rock Gaming took over operations from Caesars Entertainment.

The Dan Gilbert-owned company Rock Gaming also changed its name to Jack Entertainment LLC.  Jack Entertainment also is rebranding Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati and ThistleDown Racino near Cleveland as well as Greektown Casino in Detroit


Saturday, April 30, 2016

New rack of chips for Bally's Tunica

Bally's Casino in Tunica, Mississippi have issued a new complete rack of all denominations of casino chips.  Issued in April of 2016 they used the same center inlay design on all denominations.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Sands $5 chip sold for $4,650.00

A rare Sands $5 Las Vegas casino chip from the 1950's sold for $4,650.00 on April 14th of 2016

Friday, April 1, 2016

Las Vegas Club $1 chip for sale

A Las Vegas Club $1 casino chip from the 1990's is for sale at our ChipWorx WebStore.   The casino closed on August 19th of 2015

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Holiday Queen $5 chip sold for $935.00

A Holiday Queen $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $935.00 on March 27th of 2016. Issued in 1973 the casino was only open for a short while.  It was located at 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. S.

History of Property
After being the Holiday Queen the location became the Holiday Casino until 1992.  It is the present day location of Harrah's


Thursday, March 3, 2016

Moulin Rouge Las Vegas resurrected

After months of speculation and thirteen years after the original structure burned to the ground, Scott Johnson, President of the Moulin Rouge Holdings LLC announced the rise of the new Moulin Rouge Las Vegas.  The first phase of construction will begin this spring with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for May 2016.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Wynn new issue Year of the Monkey $1 chip

Wynn Las Vegas issued their Chinese New Year of the Monkey $1 chip on February 13th of 2016

Friday, February 5, 2016

Hard Rock LV new issue Chinese New Year Monkey chip

The Hard Rock Las Vegas issued their 2016 Chinese New Year of the Monkey $5 casino chip on February 5th of 2016

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

New issue $1 Longhorn casino chip

The Longhorn Casino in Las Vegas has issued their first $1 casino chip since they opened in 1988.  They are located on the Boulder Highway Strip on the east side of town

Monday, January 11, 2016

Moulin Rouge $5 casino chip sold for $338.33

A Moulin Rouge 1st issue $5 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $338.33 on January 11th of 2016