Winnipeg

A work trip to Manitoba allowed me to pick up a "Casinos of Winnipeg" chip.  There are two pretty big casinos in Winnipeg, and the two are linked.  One is called Club Regent Casino and the other is McPhillips Station Casino.  They have the same chip, which kind of bummed me out.

I visited Club Regent (with plans to go to McPhillips also) on my way to the airport.  I ran inside to get a chip at the cage but was told I had to get chips at the table.  So, I found an empty table and asked the dealer for a chip.  I told him I collected them and asked if they had anything other than the standard house chip and he said no, and that the other casino (McPhillips) had the same chip, so it saved me a trip for nothing.  Club Regent was a tropical themed casino, McPhillips a train station themed one.

The dealer then asked me where I was from and we had the following, brief, discussion.

Me - "Michigan."
Him - "What are you doing up in Winnipeg"
Me - "Filming some shows for the Outdoor Channel, goose and duck hunting."
Him - "You a Lions fan?"
Me - "I guess so."
Him - "What's up with their quarterback.  Fucking guy is KILLING my fantasy team.  I might have to cut him, eh?"
Me - "Yeah, that's a tough one.  So, uh, thanks for the chip."

The Detroit Lions.  Disappointing Canadians everywhere.

October Update

Four new chips have been added since the last update.  In no particular order;

1.  Las Vegas Sports World.  Just like the chip in this update, but with out the "CBS" across the front.  There's a third Sports World chip that has no "CBS" but does have a "Limited Edition" on it.  Not bad for a casino that wasn't open very long.  They dropped the "CBS" from the name/chips when the TV network by the same name threatened to sue.

2.  Stardust old house chip.  Just like this chip, but with a couple minor differences.  On the older chip, the one I just got, the "Stardust" in the silver inlay is in a standard normal font.  The other one had a more "fun" font.  Also, instead of "Hotel & Casino" it says "Resort Casino."  That and the little designs on the outer circle are slightly different.  Instead of the four suits and two dice, it's the four suits with the clubs and spades on twice.

3.  Mahoney's Silver Nugget Mike Tyson chip.  Limited to 1,000.  Old picture of Iron Mike on it with the phrase "One of the Greatest Heavyweight Champions 2001" on it.  Kind of cool.  But also kind of an odd time to put that chip out.  From 2001 on, Mike fought 5 times and lost 3 of them.  None of those fights were in Vegas.  But he did give Alan a vicious cross in "The Hangover."  He's still got it.

4.  Horseshoe Cleveland.  Just opened.  I kind of like the look of this chip (and the Toledo one... when did Ohio get a chip design czar?).  The one thing I think is a tad strange on it is it says "Cleveland OH."  Not simply Cleveland.  I half expected the reverse side to say "Cleveland IO" but it doesn't.  Thanks to Carrie for picking this one up for me.

Off to Winnipeg where they have casinos and I'll hopefully add to my collection.