Thursday, April 19, 2012
Riverside Casino
The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, just south of Iowa City, has a new 5th Anniversary chip. Actually, the chip must've come out later in 2011, because it has 2006-2011 on both sides as well. And what a coincidence, this was my 5th visit to the Riverside Casino. Which means I've eaten at the Ripple Diner roughly 12-15 times. The Cheeseburger Chowder is phenomenal and the Chicken Tortilla Soup also is very good, even though it has beans in it - no matter what the waitress tells you otherwise. One of these days, I'd like to play the golf course there, too... BlueTop Ridge.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Palazzo
For the first time in its' four plus years of existence, the Palazzo has a $5 chip that does not say "Grand Opening" on it. Bravo. They really out-did themselves, too... the new house chip is exactly the same as the Grand Opening chip, except without the words Grand and Opening across the top.
I'm not sure if "You're a Slob?" works at the Palazzo or next door at the Venetian, but the two are connected, so if you are ever in the area, stop by the blackjack pits and ask every pit boss if "You're a slob?" Oh, and you have to do it as incredulously as possible. He'll remember.
I'm not sure if "You're a Slob?" works at the Palazzo or next door at the Venetian, but the two are connected, so if you are ever in the area, stop by the blackjack pits and ask every pit boss if "You're a slob?" Oh, and you have to do it as incredulously as possible. He'll remember.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Mid-April Update
Handful of new chips to add to the collection;
1. Aladdin - Planet Hollywood Coming 2006 chip.
2. Hard Rock - 11/11/11. Normally I don't like chips that just commemorate dates, but for whatever reason I kind of liked the triple 11.
3. Palms - 10th Anniversary. Cool looking chip, has the Palms towers on one side and the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign on the other.
4. Westward Ho - Puttin' On The Ritz. The Ho had three preferred customer chips; this one, the next one on the list, and the Grubstake Jamboree chip. These were apparently regular events and according to Wiki, the parties helped make the Ho semi-famous. But apparently not profitable, as it closed in 2005.
5. Westward Ho - Ho-Waiian Luau. See above.
6. Silverton - Get Your Grove On. This is a casino in North Las Vegas. I don't understand the slogan and am not entirely sure they didn't misspell "groove."
7. Western - House. The Western closed earlier this year and I believe this gives me all three of their house chips. I also think it kind of looks like the Westward Ho's "The Ho" chip - which is one of my all-time favorites.
1. Aladdin - Planet Hollywood Coming 2006 chip.
2. Hard Rock - 11/11/11. Normally I don't like chips that just commemorate dates, but for whatever reason I kind of liked the triple 11.
3. Palms - 10th Anniversary. Cool looking chip, has the Palms towers on one side and the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign on the other.
4. Westward Ho - Puttin' On The Ritz. The Ho had three preferred customer chips; this one, the next one on the list, and the Grubstake Jamboree chip. These were apparently regular events and according to Wiki, the parties helped make the Ho semi-famous. But apparently not profitable, as it closed in 2005.
5. Westward Ho - Ho-Waiian Luau. See above.
6. Silverton - Get Your Grove On. This is a casino in North Las Vegas. I don't understand the slogan and am not entirely sure they didn't misspell "groove."
7. Western - House. The Western closed earlier this year and I believe this gives me all three of their house chips. I also think it kind of looks like the Westward Ho's "The Ho" chip - which is one of my all-time favorites.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Las Vegas Hilton, old and new
Two new chips added from the same building, but with different names. A Las Vegas Hilton chip and a Las Vegas Hotel chip, which is a new brand after Hilton pulled their affiliation from the casino/hotel.
1. The last house Hilton chip I needed, so now I have all of them (that I am aware of). This one is newer, red with a script Hilton across the front. Probably my least favorite of all the Hilton chips, it's pretty plain compared to the others.
2. Las Vegas Hotel. This one isn't bad, it's similar to some of the older Hilton chips in that it has a picture of the hotel tower on it. And has a big "LVH" across the picture. If you aren't going to change the name that much, why mess with changing the chip that much?
1. The last house Hilton chip I needed, so now I have all of them (that I am aware of). This one is newer, red with a script Hilton across the front. Probably my least favorite of all the Hilton chips, it's pretty plain compared to the others.
2. Las Vegas Hotel. This one isn't bad, it's similar to some of the older Hilton chips in that it has a picture of the hotel tower on it. And has a big "LVH" across the picture. If you aren't going to change the name that much, why mess with changing the chip that much?
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, West Virginia
Added two new chips to the collection... stayed at the Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Nitro, WV on my drive down to the Masters. First, the chips;
1. House chip. Looks pretty good. Has some type of creepy masked face on it and says "Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming."
2. What I assume is a chip commemorating their opening. Picture of the outside of the casino with the date 8-25-2010 on it.
The casino itself was super nice. No smoking anywhere in it, which was a bonus. They dealt decent blackjack (when some putz wasn't sitting at 3rd base), offered horse race betting (lost a bunch on the Louisiana Derby thanks to some 100-1 shot winning), and had live greyhound racing. Which was phenomenal. Watched the first race while we had dinner just to see what the hell they were actually doing, and after that I ended up betting 5 races. So much fun. The races itself were 31 seconds of madness. If your dog got bumped or knocked into early, that was pretty much it for him. But if he got through the initial scrum with clean air, he had a good shot at running near the top.
Won one of the races - which netted enough to cover the losses on the other 4. The winning dog? Rockdown Ross. What a great dog. Want to see him dominate the field?
http://www.trackinfo.com/video-box.jsp?raceid=gts%2420120401e05
I highly recommend a trip here to do some gambling and bet the horses/live greyhounds. You won't be disappointed.
1. House chip. Looks pretty good. Has some type of creepy masked face on it and says "Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming."
2. What I assume is a chip commemorating their opening. Picture of the outside of the casino with the date 8-25-2010 on it.
The casino itself was super nice. No smoking anywhere in it, which was a bonus. They dealt decent blackjack (when some putz wasn't sitting at 3rd base), offered horse race betting (lost a bunch on the Louisiana Derby thanks to some 100-1 shot winning), and had live greyhound racing. Which was phenomenal. Watched the first race while we had dinner just to see what the hell they were actually doing, and after that I ended up betting 5 races. So much fun. The races itself were 31 seconds of madness. If your dog got bumped or knocked into early, that was pretty much it for him. But if he got through the initial scrum with clean air, he had a good shot at running near the top.
Won one of the races - which netted enough to cover the losses on the other 4. The winning dog? Rockdown Ross. What a great dog. Want to see him dominate the field?
http://www.trackinfo.com/video-box.jsp?raceid=gts%2420120401e05
I highly recommend a trip here to do some gambling and bet the horses/live greyhounds. You won't be disappointed.
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