These were all Las Vegas chips my brother (@ATRoss14) and his wife got me for my birthday. In no particular order:
1. Caesars Palace Davis Cup, USA vs. Sweden September 22-24, 1995. I think we all remember where we were and what happened in that titanic tennis tournament. I know I'll never forget it.
2. Tropicana 9th Annual CC>CC International Convention May 31- June 2 2001. That stands for Casino Chips & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club.
3. Castaways New Years Eve 2001. This Castaways was open from 2000-2004, and this chip clearly states that it is 1 of 1000. Not 2, not 5, not 17. 1. The other Castaways was once purchased by Howard Hughes and then Steve Wynn and was where the Mirage and TI sit now.
4. Tuscany - The casino opened in 2003. Haven't been yet.
5. Fremont Celebrating 40 Years 1956-1996. The Fremont opened in 1956 and at the time was the tallest building in Las Vegas. It's downtown and a part of the Fremont Street Experience.
6. Showboat - Was a hotel/casino/bowling center. But is no more. It eventually became the Castaways. The one that closed in 2004.
7. Four Queens Fremont Street Experience - The Four Queens is one of the 4 main downtown casinos (along with the Fremont, the Golden Nugget and Binion's). They all sit on the same corner and anchor the Fremont Street Experience, which is an epilepsy-inducing laser light show. Helps the city disguise who is having a seizure from the lights and who is having one from a heroin overdose.
8. Arizona Charlie's - love the look of this chip. I assume that's Charlie himself. A mostly locals casino, there is also one in Boulder.
9. Palms Preserving Gaming History. Another of the annual CC>CC chips.
10. South Coast - Another of the casino/hotel/bowling centers.
11. Orleans 4th Annual Poker Tournament July 8-23, 2000. Pretty self-explanatory.
12. Hard Rock Black Crowes. Pretty cool design for this concert chip.
13. Flamingo - a house chip that has flamingos on it. They had another flamingo inspired chip and I like both of them.
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