OUR Casino Chip Collection
21 years of Road Trips - 1985 to 2006, John and I have driven thru 46 States and 9 Provinces, collecting $5.00 Casino Chips along the way. Oh how we loved sitting at the Blackjack Tables, and John would turn red chips into black ones at the Roulette Table during the Blackjack table shuffles!
We started collecting Casino Chips in 1992. Some Chips were free.... Some cost us a small fortune! lol!
| The Casinos written in yellow boxes, No longer exist. |
OUR CANADIAN CASINO CHIPS
| ALBERTA | |||
| Edmonton | Palace Casino West Edmonton Mall | ABS Casino (now Casino Edmonton) | Casino Yellowhead |
| Calgary | Cash Casino | ||
| BRITISH COLUMBIA | |||
| Richmond | River Rock Casino Resort - a guest of ours gave us this one - thanks Paul Lang! | ||
| SASKATCHEWAN | |||
| Bear Claw Casino | Painted Hand Casino | ||
| Regina | Casino Regina | ||
| Moose Jaw | Golden Nugget Casino (now Casino Moosejaw) | ||
| MANITOBA | |||
| Winnipeg | Club Regent Casino | ||
| ONTARIO | |||
| Sault Ste Marie | Sault Ste Marie Charity Casino | ||
| Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay Charity Casino | ||
| Niagara Falls | Casino Niagara | ||
| Port Perry | Great Blue Heron Casino | ||
| Windsor | Casino Windsor | Northern Belle Casino | |
| Orillia | Casino Rama | ||
| Toronto | Canadian National Exhibition | ||
| QUEBEC | |||
| Montreal | Casino De Montreal | ||
| Hull | Casino De Hull | ||
| NOVA SCOTIA | |||
| Halifax | Halifax Casino | ||
| Sydney | Sydney Casino | ||
OUR AMERICAN CASINO CHIPS
| COLORADO | |||
| Cripple Creek | Womacks Legends (renamed Century Casino) | Double Eagle | Gold Rush |
| Diamond Casino | |||
| Black Hawk | Fitzgeralds | Isle of Capri | Ameristar |
| Riviera Casino | Golden Mardi Gras | The Lodge Casino | |
| CONNECTICUT | |||
| Mashantucket | Foxwoods Casino | ||
| Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Casino | ||
| FLORIDA | |||
| Sterling Casino Lines | |||
| IOWA | |||
| Sloan | Winnavegas Casino | ||
| Marquette | Isle of Capri | ||
| Council Bluffs | Harrahs | Horseshoe Casino | |
| Osceola | Terrible's Lakeside Casino | ||
| INDIANA | |||
| Harrison County | Caesars Riverboat | ||
| LOUISIANA | |||
| New Orleans | Harrahs | ||
| MISSOURI | |||
| Caruthersville | Casino Aztar | ||
| Kansas City | Harrahs | Ameristar | Isle of Capri |
| MICHIGAN | |||
| Baraga | Ojibwa Casino Resort | Keweenaw Bay | |
| Christmas | Kewadin Casino | ||
| Brimley | Bay Mills Casino | Kings Club Casino | |
| Harris | Island Resort | ||
| Hessel | Kewadin Casino | ||
| Manistee | Little River Resort | ||
| Manistique | Kewadin Casino | ||
| Marquette | Ojibwa Casino | ||
| Mount Pleasant | Soaring Eagle | ||
| Williamsburg | Turtle Creek | ||
| Sault Ste Marie | Kewadin casino | ||
| St Ingace | Kewadin casino | ||
| Watersmeet | Lac Vieux Desert Casino | ||
| Traverse City | Traverse Bay Casino | ||
| MINNESOTA | |||
| Tower | Fortune Bay Casino | ||
| Shakopee | Canterbury Park Card Club | ||
| Mahnomen | Shooting Star | ||
| Cass Lake | Palace Casino | ||
| Carleton | Black Bear Casino | ||
| Onamia | Grand Casino Mille Lacs | ||
| Walker | Northern Lights Casino | ||
| Prior Lake | Mystic Lake Casino | ||
| Hinkley | Grand Casino | ||
| Robinsonville | Gold Strike Casino | ||
| Red Wing | Treasure Island Casino | ||
| Deer River | White Oak Casino | ||
| NEVADA | |||
| Elko | Gold Country | Red Lion | |
| Carson City | Carson Nugget | ||
| Battle Mountain | The Owl Club | ||
| Boulder City | Gold Strike Inn (destroyed by fire - now Hacienda) | ||
| Laughlin | Riverside Ramada | Pioneer | Golden Nugget |
| Edgewater | Colorado Belle | Flamingo Hilton (now Aquarius Casino) | |
| Lovelock | Sturgeons | ||
| Primm | Primm Valley Casino | ||
| Jackpot | Cactus Petes | Horseshu Hotel & Casino | Casino 93 (now Barton's 93) |
| Sparks | Plantation 87 - 93 (now Rail City Casino) | ||
| Mesquite | Oasis Resort | Players Island (open 96 by Merv Griffen - now CasaBlanca Resort) | Virgin River |
| Casa Blanca | Eureka | ||
| Reno | Circus Circus | Diamonds Casino | Fitzgeralds 76-08 (now vacant) |
| The Gambler (Was Eddies fabulous 50's, closed 09 now concert house) | Riverboat 88-98 (now apartments) | Silver legacy | |
Sundowner 1976 - 02 (now condos) |
Hilton | Comstock (Hotel is still there, but Casino is now an Antiques Mall) | |
Virginian 1988 - 97 (now vacant) |
Eldorado | Nevada Club 1946 - 97 (now Harrahs) | |
| Cal Neva | Flamingo Hilton (open 78 as Sahara, 89 Flamingo, 02 Golden Phoenix closed 09- now Montage Condos) | Sands | |
| Holiday (now Reno Ramada) | Eddies Fabulous 50's 87-89 (now concert house) | Holiday Hotel (closed 98) | |
Las Vegas
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| Sams Town | Treasure Island | San Remo (now Hooters) | |
| Fremont | Vegas World 79 - 95 (now Stratosphere) | Harrahs | |
| Lucky Lady | Golden Nugget | Sahara | |
| Imperial Palace | Bourbon Street (demolished 2009 - now empty lot) | Four Queens | |
We weren't allowed to take photos in the Casinos, but I snuck this one at the "Brand New Excalibur" in 1993. It boasted being the largest hotel in the world - 4,200 rooms.
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| Plaza | Excalibur | Casino Royale | |
| Hacienda (1955, demolished 96, now Mandalay Bay) | Flamingo Hilton | Silver City (1974,demolished 99, now Strip shopping center) | |
| Barbary Coast (1979, name change 07 - Bills Gambling Hall & Salloon) | Las Vegas Club | California | |
| Stardust (1958 - demolished 07 - to be Echelon Place) | Sands 1952 - demolished in 96 - now the Venitian) | Arizona Charlies | |
| Pioneer Club 42 - 95 (now a souvenier store) | Dunes (1961 - demolished in 93 - now Bellagio) | RIO | |
| Alladin (1966, demolished 98 - now planet Hollywood) | Mirage | Osheas | |
| Fitzgeralds | New York New York | Ballys | |
| Boomtown (name change 97 - Silverton) | Horseshoe Club (name change 08 - Binions Gambling Hall) | Luxor | |
| MGM Grand | Maxim Casino (1977 - site of the infamous shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur 96) - closed 01 - now Westin Casaurina) | Hilton | |
| Hard Rock | Tropicana | Frontier Casino (1942, demolished 07 - to be Resort (Plaza) 2011) | |
| Monte Carlo | Stratosphere | Casarina | |
| Bellagio | Golden Gate | Wynn | |
| Paris Casino | El Cortez | Mandalay Bay | |
| Hooters Casino | The Venetian | Orleans | |
| Riviera Casino
(I had to photograph the Neon Golden Arches in 1985) 
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| Lake Tahoe | Harrahs | Horizon | Harveys |
| Nugget | Hyatt | ||
| Virginia City |  |
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| Bucket of Blood Saloon | Delta Saloon | ||
| Wendover | Peppermill | Rainbow | State Line (closed 02 - now Montego Bay Casino) |
| Red Garter Saloon | Silver Smith Casino (now Montego Bay) | ||
| Wells | 4 Way | ||
| Winnemucca | Winners> | Red Lion | |
| MISSISSIPPI | |||
| Biloxi | Isle of Capri | Palace | Beau Rivage |
| Grand Casino | Boomtown | Treasure Bay | |
| Imperial Palace | Casino Magic | ||
| Gulfport | Grand Casino (destroyed by Katrina - now vacant) | Copa Casino (destroyed by katrina - now Island View Casino) | |
| Tunica | Ballys | Sheraton | Horseshoe |
| Grand Casino | Sams Town | Hollywood | |
| Harrahs | |||
| Vicksburg | Rainbow | Ameristar | |
| Bay St Louis | Casino Magic (destroyed by katrina - now Hollywood Casino) | ||
| NEW JERSEY | |||
| Atlantic City |  |
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| Ballys | Caesars | Resorts International | |
| Trump Plaza | Taj Mahal | Tropicana | |
| NEW YORK | |||
| Verona | Turning Stone | ||
| Hogansburg | Mohawk Casino | ||
| NORTH DAKOTA | |||
| Fort Yates | Prairie Knights Casino (The only Casino we've been to that had a "No Tipping" Policy) | ||
| Belcourt | Turtle Mountain Casino | ||
| New Town | 4 Bears Casino | ||
| St Michael | Spirit Lake Casino | ||
| SOUTH DAKOTA | |||
| Deadwood | Mineral Palace | Midnight Star | Miss Kitty's |
| Bodega | Goldbergs | BB Cody's | |
| Deadwood Partners | Saloon #10 | Bullock Hotel | |
| 4 Aces | Hickoks | Silverado | |
| Gold Dust | Franklin Hotel | Wildwest Winners | |
| Cousin Jacks | Wild Bill Bar | Big Jakes Cardroom | |
| WISCONSIN | |||
| Bowler | North Star Casino | ||
| Baraboo | Ho-Chunk Casino | ||
| Carter | Northern Lights Casino | ||
| Black River Falls | Majestic Pines Casino | ||
| Crandon | Mole Lake Casino | ||
| Odanah | Bad River Casino | ||
| Nekoosa | Rainbow Casino | ||
| Green Bay | Oneida Casino | ||
| Hayward | Lac Courte Oreilles Casino | ||
| Lac De Flambeau | Lake of Torches Casino | ||
| Keshena | Menominee Casino | ||
| Turtle Lake | St Croix Casino | ||
| London, England | Victoria Casino |
| Cairns, Australia | The Reef Casino |
| Nordic Empress Cruise | Nordic Empress Casino |
| Alice Springs Austrailia | Lasseters Casino |
| Mesquite, Nevada 1989 ~ The funniest thing we ever heard a Gambler say at a Blackjack Table: "I spent 35 Thousand Dollars learning how to play Blackjack, and now, if you can believe it...... My wife wants me to quit!" |
John LOVES those black chips! lol!  |
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