1985 - 2006, we drove thru 46 States & 9 Provinces, Collecting Casino Chips along the Way...
| 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!" |
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John LOVES turning the Red Chips into Black chips! lol! |
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