Casino Chip Show, part 1

Went to a Casino Chip Show in Battle Creek on Saturday and picked up a handful of new chips.  It was my first time attending a Chip Show, and it was pretty much what I expected.  Just like a baseball card or coin show.  There were probably 25ish dealers, they all sat behind folding tables with their chips in front of them.  Most of the chips were in plastic sheets inside binders.  And they all had chairs in front of the tables, so you could sit and flip through hundreds and hundreds of chips.  Also, save for one or two people - everyone was 112 years old.  I mean, the collection of people would make a Wednesday Night Bingo Club look young and active.  But it was a pretty good time and I bought chips from 3 (well 4) dealers.  Up first, the Ohio guys.

The Ohio guys were easily the youngest of the dealers - unless I missed someone.  They were also the most talkative and outgoing.  I think they were the first people to talk to me while I initially cased the perimeter.  Nice guys and they gave me some info on another show near Cleveland in April.  The chips I got there:

1.  Hollywood Casino - Columbus.  Just opened.  Looks just like the Toldeo chip only it says Columbus on it.  Since I like the looks of the Toledo chip, I like this one too.

2.  MGM Grand Riddick Bowe/Jorge Luis Gonzalez chip.  I saw this chip in a display and immediately knew I would buy it - barring it being ridiculously expensive.  I was prepared to pay $15 for the chip... and I ended up paying $15, but for two chips.  Since the chip has Bowe on one side and Gonzalez on the other, he wanted to sell them as a set.  No big deal - I'll either trade or sell (hopefully) one of them.  And then display the Bowe side.  Even though the Gonzalez side has the slogan "Mortal Enemies" on it, which absolutely cracks me up.  The Bowe side says "1995 WBO Heavyweight Championship."  Bowe won by KO in the 6th.  Fan of Blog Matt Hoppe found online that the fight was refereed by Mills Lane and the judges were Duane Ford, Chuck Giampa and Jerry Roth.  Which anyone could have guessed - they are the only ref/judges to work in the 1990s.  I just hope this chip becomes more popular than Hop's Lewis/Rahman chip.