1. Soaring Eagle - Mt. Pleasant, MI - new house chip. My brother stopped by the Eagle a few weeks ago and brought me back the new house chip. I haven't been to Soaring Eagle in years, instead opting for Detroit and Battle Creek, but I'm sure nothing has changed. Automatic shuffle machines, high table minimums, unfriendly staff and lots of smoke. Put that on a billboard!
2. The Mirage - Las Vegas - 25 Years. The Mirage opened in the middle of the Las Vegas strip in 1989. It helped kicked off the new era of modern, upscale Strip casinos. I've always liked gambling there and once even saw Steve Lyons wandering around.
3. Hard Rock - Las Vegas - Puma. How could I not get a chip with a sweet pair of Puma kicks on it?
4. Hard Rock - Las Vegas - Eminem.
5. Hard Rock - Las Vegas - Hootie and the Blowfish (New Years Eve 1996).
Just your standard 'musician on a chip' chips.
6. Riviera - Las Vegas - older house chip. The Riviera Casino is set to close May 4 (just two days after the Kentucky Derby!). So I went back and looked for some of their older house chips and found this one. I've never stayed at the Riviera, I'm sure I've played a little there but really, I only remember that there was a Burger King in their Food Court. And I never ate at their food court.
That brings my chip total up to 470.
