New Chips

You'll have to wait a while to see pictures of the 4 new chips I got. I have not yet replaced my camera that was stolen about 6 weeks ago. But these four chips are all from my most recent trip to Vegas, December 9-11.

1. Green Valley Ranch house chip. Some of you may remember Green Valley Ranch from the hit Discovery Channel show American Casino. No? Well, read all about it here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414718/fullcredits#cast. Too bad they didn't have Tata or Nina chips. Those would have been fun to collect. The casino itself was fairly nice. Out in Henderson, which was about a 15 minute ride from the Strip on the highway. Had lunch there, the prime rib sandwich.

2. Monte Carlo "Brand" chip. Brand is the new steakhouse at the Carlo and to commemorate, they put 5,000 chips into circulation. The steakhouse is right behind the blackjack pit, opposite of the cage. It actually looks fairly nice. Not sure if Lance Burton eats there or anything, but I would definitely give it a go at some point. And for the life of me, I can't remember what used to be in that space. Which is odd, because I'm usually so sober, coherent and cognizant whilst playing blackjack at the Carlo. I just hope Brand is open for a long, long time and that it doesn't accidentally start fire to the Carlo. Again.

3. Palazzo "Jersey Boys" chip. Jersey Boys is a show about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I can not imagine a circumstance under which I would go see this show. Maybe if they were handing out $1,000 bills at the door. Maybe. The only reason I saved this chip was because I was playing blackjack at the Venetian, waiting for the Davidson-West Virginia game to start, and got this one and the next chip whilst playing. As for the game, I won. The next night, I lost both games. Including Butler, who was a "lock." I even watched the game with a couple of Las Vegas sharps, and they thought the same thing. So, I guess I'm as dumb as a sharp.

4. The Venetian "Wayne Brady" chip. Yes! Finally. A Wayne Brady chip. He'll look nice in a frame with the Lance Burton's, Dennis Miller's, Seigfried and Roy's and Jerry Tarkanian's of the chip world. Is Wayne Brady going to have to choke a bitch? I have no idea. But now his smiling face will be present in my bedroom 24/7. The name of his show is apparently "Making %@it Up." That's exactly how it's spelled. Wayne Brady... so edgy.

So, those are the newest four. Look for pictures to be up sometime after the new year when I finally get a new camera. I might even have some more chips by then. I think I'm about 11 away from my third full frame.