TraveLodge $1 casino chip sold for $232.50

A TraveLodge $1 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $232.50 on March 3rd of 2013.  They were located at 3111 East Tropicana Avenue and they were open from 1982 to 1990

New issue Caesars Palace $1 chips

Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Nevada has released a new $1 casino chip.  It looks similar to the previous issue except that it has a smaller center inlay.  It was issued on February 22nd of 2013

Their previous $1 chip issued in December of 2005

New issue Jerry's Nugget $1 chips

Jerry's Nugget in North Las Vegas Nevada has released a new $1 casino chip.  It looks similar to the previous issue except that it is a smaller center inlay on a different type of mold.  Unofficial reports are they only made 1,500 pieces and it was issued in January of 2013

Their previous $1 casino chip issued in 2001

MGM, Aria & Bellagio $8 Year of Snake 2013 chips

The MGM Properties in Las Vegas have released their $8 Year of the Snake 2013 baccarat casino chips in February of 2013.  Chips were issued at the MGM Grand, Bellagio and Aria

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Venetian & Palazzo $8 Year of the Snake 2013 chips

The Venetian and Palazzo in Las Vegas have released their $8 Year of the Snake 2013 baccarat casino chips in February of 2013

Golden Nugget $1 chip sold for $173.50

A Golden Nugget $1 casino chip from the 1960's sold for $173.50 on February 11th of 2013.  Actually two were sold, the same seller sold another one just minutes earlier for $164.50

Wynn $8 Year of the Snake 2013 casino chip

Wynn Las Vegas has released their $8 Year of the Snake 2013 baccarat chip in February of 2013

Hard Rock $8 Year of the Snake 2013 casino chip

The Hard Rock Las Vegas issued their 2013 Chinese Year of the Snake $8 limited edition casino chip on February 8th of 2013

Palace Station $8 Year of the Snake 2013 chip

Palace Station has released their $8 Year of the Snake 2013 chip in February of 2013

New Issue Golden Nugget Laughlin, NV $2.50 chip

The Golden Nugget in Laughlin, Nevada has released a new $2.50 casino chip

Bill's Gamblin' Hall closed on February 4th

Bill's Gamblin' Hall on the Las Vegas Strip, closed on February 4th of 2013 so they can begin a $185 million renovation of the hotel-casino. It will be given a new theme, new name and reopened in early 2014.

The conversion includes the complete remodeling of the guest rooms, the 17,200-square-foot casino floor and common areas, the addition of a new second-floor restaurant, and the construction of the 65,000 square foot rooftop pool and dayclub/nightclub.

This was the former location of the Barbary Coast which was sold to Harrah's (now Caesars Ent.) and in February of 2007 it became Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon