1. Welcome to VegasMessageBoard
    It appears you are visiting our community as a guest.
    In order to view full-size images, participate in discussions, vote in polls, etc, you will need to Log in or Register.

Lets See Some Vegas Chip Pics

Discussion in 'Misc. Vegas Chat' started by MikeOPensacola, Mar 11, 2018.

  1. CoconutWilly

    CoconutWilly Tourist

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2019
    Messages:
    68
    Location:
    Honolulu
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    20
    With so much spare time on our hands, the wife fould some relics from the 80’s
     

    Attached Files:

    • Like Like x 2
  2. booker

    booker VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Oct 26, 2009
    Messages:
    3,782
    Location:
    Coast of Washington State
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    75
    25¢ chip from 211 Union, a Seattle card room, pool hall, restaurant, and bar where I worked as a teenager (1966-1969).
    It was in pristine condition until I used it as a poker card protector, left it in my pocket, and it went through the wash.
    The "big spenders" would give me a two-bit tip with them.

    211 chip.jpeg
     
    • Like Like x 1
  3. EastCoastVegasFan!

    EastCoastVegasFan! VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2012
    Messages:
    6,780
    Location:
    East Coast
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    32
    0A1241E5-5DD7-4D12-8052-30D49379C32C.jpeg Taken just now.
     
    July 19th - July 24th
    • Like Like x 3
    • Wow! Wow! x 1
  4. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    I've been cataloguing my chip collection the last few weeks and found a few that I don't think I've posted pics of before.

    This one is very unique. Its not the rarest or most valuable chip I have but it might be the most interesting. These "Safejack" chips were used at only three BJ tables at Bally's back in 1996 in a short-lived Beta test. The chips had an RFI chip inside and were linked to lights on the table that would register what cards were dealt out. The chips and lights fed data into a computer in the pit with the idea that it would be an efficient means of thwarting card counters but the experiment only lasted a few months. Mikohn was the company that designed the system. These chips were somewhat expensive to the casino so the idea was that you were supposed to exchange these chips at the table for regular house chips. A few of them never got exchanged......;););)

    DF9B5557-05ED-4A19-AB9E-C61A5DCEBCD4_1_201_a.jpeg
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Like Like x 2
    • Wow! Wow! x 2
  5. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    Roulette chip from the Stardust, circa 1978.


    7C1B4038-E27C-41A1-B425-E4922E323E0D_1_201_a.jpeg


    Prize Unit chip from CC, circa 1968

    7524B0B4-54B9-4836-A6FB-D7823476C50F_1_201_a.jpeg


    Win Cards chip from CC, circa 2000.


    9BCC6D19-7203-4C91-B4E1-7653C27F0C5E_1_201_a.jpeg


    Aladdin chip promoting the pending opening of Planet Hollywood in 2006. I believe Planet Hollywood opened in 2007 though.


    E0F876C5-3C65-443C-B29A-354C18A5D33A_1_201_a.jpeg

    This is a chip from Caesars promoting the opening of Planet Hollywood restaurant in the Forum Shops in 1994.

    5CB50B9A-144A-480F-BCF8-AC6532A87EC9_1_201_a.jpeg


    This last one is from the London Club, the HL room in the second version of Aladdin.


    D6DDB1A6-70E8-4009-B31A-FC6D1B283E0B_1_201_a.jpeg

    :peace: :beer:
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Like Like x 4
  6. topcard

    topcard Here's to $10 3:2 two-deck, $5 Craps, and $5 UTH!

    Joined:
    Aug 8, 2012
    Messages:
    7,883
    Location:
    Fort Worth
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    100
    Although it's been 24 years & my memory may be playing tricks on me, I don't recall these...and I'm pretty sure I'd remember if the dealers had made me exchange RFID chips for regular ones before leaving the table.

    Amazing that they would even attempt this as a card-counting counter-measure... especially with red chips!
     
    Annual Spring Trip!
  7. AyDee

    AyDee is getting too old for this

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2019
    Messages:
    6,288
    Location:
    City Of Angels
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    888
    I believe it was mentioned on GWAE that some clever fellow circumvented it with lower denom chips taped to his thigh, that would register as the bet UNDER the sensor on the table.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
  8. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    They still needed red chips to pay off $25, $75 etc. BJs at 3/2.

    You’re correct @topcard, it was a very short experiment that went by the wayside in rapid fashion.
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
  9. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    Yep, he did that to make it look like his betting spread was a lot less than it really was when the count was up and he increased his bets. But IIRC the guy who did that did it at the HR. All I can really think of is because maybe the guy doing it at HR was around the same time that Mikohn and Bally's had their little test run going on. Whatever the case, just another example of the sometimes comedic cat and mouse games between APs and casinos.

    :peace::beer:
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Agree Agree x 1
  10. MatthewD

    MatthewD Tourist

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2020
    Messages:
    17
    Location:
    Indiana
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    12
    IMG_3615.jpg

    A bit of everything from all over
     
    • Like Like x 4
  11. Kobra2848

    Kobra2848 VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2011
    Messages:
    2,418
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    38
    image.jpg Still trying to find a good way to display. Picked up on a strip walk from our last trip.
    Mark
     
    • Like Like x 4
  12. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    A few interesting chips here.

    This $1 chip from the Horseshoe is known, among some collectors, as the "cupcake chip". This chip was a one time issue, in 1974, and placed on cupcakes, for Benny Binion's 70th birthday. If you look close you can see some golden speckles on the chip. Unfortunately most of them have worn off on this chip.


    70ECBF5A-A511-4DE4-8B17-B946C1ABB2D7_1_201_a.jpeg




    This one is a casino that I never knew existed until about a year or two ago. After doing some research I found a matchbook cover on the internet dating back to the mid 40's. The Bon Aire Club was open from 1945-1946 and was located roughly in the area of TI.

    9F604C0B-79B6-4840-A6C8-D16A8FCC8746_1_201_a.jpeg



    058189.jpg


    Baccarat chips from the Dunes and Sands.

    6D3786A6-56C2-4318-82E6-AEA1E1A41B2E_1_201_a.jpeg


    The Stork Club, North 5th St. (LVB). The Stork Club was in action from 1947-1950.

    1CA8CFD8-6935-45EC-963C-9FE6D1DDDEEF_1_201_a.jpeg


    And several assorted chips.....

    198AD29F-CD54-4D0F-AEA7-98CAA8A19FC3_1_201_a.jpeg

    :peace: :beer:
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Like Like x 3
    • Love Love x 3
  13. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    Silver Slipper chip from the 1950s.

    FC56D73B-5BE4-4B1D-981B-603D9D065B7F_1_201_a.jpeg


    This is a pretty cool chip. Stardust Faro chip from 1958; quite possible it was in a chip rack, on one of the Faro tables, on the very day the Stardust opened.


    69B79C1E-F98B-461A-BC23-5D805156A42D_1_201_a.jpeg

    :peace: :beer:
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Love Love x 3
    • Like Like x 1
  14. EastCoastVegasFan!

    EastCoastVegasFan! VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2012
    Messages:
    6,780
    Location:
    East Coast
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    32
    Mike, are you countdown timers accurate?
     
    July 19th - July 24th
  15. MikeOPensacola

    MikeOPensacola El Jefe

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    Messages:
    10,686
    Location:
    USA
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    180
    Unfortunately. :( Bummed out but I'm not going back until there is an effective vaccine. Hopefully that will be the case by next June. Hope your trip next week goes well my man!!! Here's a little chip porn from that night when you dug into your wallet and went all in on a $125 hard 8. 4-4 on the come out roll..... :woot::woot::woot:

    BC444B81-F95A-46B6-AA26-CFB1E39C2D6A.jpeg

    :peace: :beer:
     
    Annual CCA (Casino Collectibles Association) Show at South Point
    Long Overdue Stay At The Golden Nugget
    • Like Like x 3
    • Love Love x 1
  16. EastCoastVegasFan!

    EastCoastVegasFan! VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2012
    Messages:
    6,780
    Location:
    East Coast
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    32
    That was a fun night! I don’t know if you know this, the point was actually five on that roll, after he hit the hard eight, he actually hit the five. I gave it to the dealers.
     
    July 19th - July 24th
    • Like Like x 3
  17. MaryVegas

    MaryVegas Low-Roller

    Joined:
    Jun 17, 2020
    Messages:
    124
    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    60
    Great thread. Great picks of vintage chips. Takes me back. Love it. Thanks!
     
    • Like Like x 1
  18. AyDee

    AyDee is getting too old for this

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2019
    Messages:
    6,288
    Location:
    City Of Angels
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    888
    @EastCoastVegasFan!
    where's the Jerrys Nugget chip?
    :bang:
    Me, too.

    working on my pic of the chip display...
     
    Last edited: Aug 11, 2020
  19. EastCoastVegasFan!

    EastCoastVegasFan! VIP Whale

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2012
    Messages:
    6,780
    Location:
    East Coast
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    32
    I left there with an eclair, that’s about all. Oh, and a tshirt.
     
    Last edited: Aug 11, 2020
    July 19th - July 24th
  20. Mrazzo

    Mrazzo Prince of Pai Gow

    Joined:
    Apr 5, 2015
    Messages:
    665
    Location:
    NJ
    Trips to Las Vegas:
    24
    Framing these this week for my friends housewarming gift. He LOVES Borgata so hopefully he loves this. [​IMG]
     
    • Like Like x 3