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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn $1 chip sold for $137.50

A Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn $1 casino chip from the 1950's sold for $137.50 on May 1st of 2012

Binion's Horseshoe $25 chip sold for $74.99

A Binion's Horseshoe $25 Las Vegas casino chip issued in the 1950's sold for $74.99 on May 1st of 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Four Queens $1 casino chip sold for $65.00

A Four Queens 1st issue $1 Las Vegas casino chip sold for $65.00 on April 30th of 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Dunes $5 casino chip sold for $275.00

The Dunes $5 casino chip sold for $275.00 on April 29th of 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

El Cortez $1 casino chip sold for $119.00

An El Cortez $1 casino chip issued in 1963 sold for $119.00 on April 28th of 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012

O'Sheas closing monday but not for good

At noon monday (April 30th) O'Sheas is closing but not for good. At 2:00 am tuesday they are imploding the Flamingo parking garage and the new O'Sheas will be built there. The 22,000-square-foot standalone casino, which does not have hotel rooms and opened in 1989, is being demolished as part of the construction for the $550 million Project Linq. The retail, dining and entertainment development, being built by Caesars Entertainment Corp., is anchored by a 550-foot observation wheel and is expected to open in 2013.

A scaled-down version of O'Sheas will become part of Project Linq. The old Flamingo parking garage behind O'Sheas will be imploded to make way for the new O'Sheas location which will be directly across from the Flamingo, essentially where the current parking garage begins.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Dunes $1 casino chip sold for $99.99

The Dunes $1 Las Vegas casino chip issued in 1988 sold for $99.99 on April 26th of 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

An International 50 cent chip from sold for $69.99

A first issue 50 cent casino chip from The International which was issued in 1969 sold for $69.99 on April 25th of 2012. The location became the Las Vegas Hilton and in 2012 the name was changed to The LVH

Monday, April 23, 2012

O'Sheas is closing on April 30th of 2012

O'Sheas of Las Vegas is closing on April 30th of 2012 and to commemorate the 23 years they were in business they issued a special $5 casino chip. They produced 3,000 of this limited edition chip.

The parent company, Caesars Entertainment, has plans to redevelop their center-Strip properties including Imperial Palace and the Flamingo which borders O'Sheas on both sides. The casino would be demolished as part of the $550 million Project Linq development transforming the location into a dining and entertainment complex.