2023!

Starting off with a bang! Got a couple from before this year that I had never added and three from a trip in early January to Las Vegas. My first trip since January 2017. Things have gotten a lot more expensive. On to the chips:

1. Casino Catalonia - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. I can't for the life of me remember who got this for me, but I'm guessing GK. He's a big Punta Cana guy. 

2. Next is the Tin Lizzie in Deadwood, South Dakota. My parents like to vacation there and brought this one back for me. I have no idea why they like going there... I've been to South Dakota once and it was depressing. Except for the Corn Palace - that place rocks. 

3. On to the Vegas chips! The first from my recent trip is from Resorts World. I guess they call it "three casinos in one" but it appears to just be three different hotel towers with a shared gaming space and a mall/restaurant row connecting each tower to the casino. I played here for a bit, the cheapest table on Thursday morning was $15 and it was a 6-5 table, but beggars can't be choosers. And they brought our drinks fast, so that was a plus. 

4. and 5. The last two are both from Ellis Island Casino and Brewery. I was actually pretty surprised I didn't have a chip from Ellis Island already, as the place is 50 years old. The first is the newer house chip and the second is a 50th Anniversary chip. And believe me, most of the people there playing were present on opening day 1967. (The 50th Chip came out 6 years ago). The location opened as the Village Pub and renamed Ellis Island in 1985. There's still a restuarant in it called the Village Pub. Ellis Island actually had one $5 table that paid 3-2, which is fantastic. But I grew tired of waiting players out and just played $10 3-2 Which still isn't all that bad. It's not a bad walk from the Strip to Koval, but it's a walk better made in the daylight. And it isn't all that far from the new Top Golf on Koval. I'm glad I went but now am a little sad I also didn't grab the Ellis Island chip that simply said "Honoring Immigrants." Next time.

 

2020!

Probably going to have to accept that this is a once-a-year update at this point. Two new chips added to my collection, which brings me to 515.

1. Cadillac Jack's in Deadwood, SD. This is actually my second chip from Cadillac Jack's. The first being a 2013 addition.

2. A new Soaring Eagle house chip. My brother got this for me last month. I think this is the 4th house chip the Eagle has had, but I may have missed one. Or two. I can't remember the last time I played here. The waterpark was pretty cool though.

Maybe I'll get more this year, but most likely, I'll see you in 2021!

Shower/Wedding Update

Received a total of 7 new chips as Wedding Shower and Wedding gifts.  I didn't even register for them!  They are:

1.  Seminole Casino, Immokalee, Florida (courtesy of Colleen).
2.  Celebrity Cruises (courtesy of Patty)

And the next 5 courtesy of my Aunt Denise and Uncle Tom, frequent contributors to my collection:

3.  Midnight Star, Deadwood, South Dakota
4.  Silverado, Deadwood, SD
5.  Mineral Palace, Deadwood, SD
6.  Four Aces, Deadwood, SD
7.  Cadillac Jacks, Deadwood, SD