2018!

Welcome to the first (hopefully not last) post of 2018!  I have 12 new chips to add to collection, which brings the total to 509.  It has been a long time since my last update and I am sorry to say I don't remember exactly how I got this most recent batch of 12.  Nevertheless, they are:

Two from Miami, Oklahoma (I've been through here before!)
Quapaw Casino
Joe's Outback Casino and Grill (which I believe is a part of the Buffalo Run Casino and Resort)

 A third chip from the Hard Rock in Tulsa.

Two cruise ship chips, a Caribbean Grand Casino and Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas.

The Lucky Star Casino in beautiful Clinton, Oklahoma.

The Twin Arrows Casino in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Route 66 Casino is Rio Puerco, New Mexico.

Located in Church Rock, NM is the Fire Rock Casino.  Cool Mountain Lion on it, too.

The Sky City Casino in New Mexico.

And two from Albuquerque, the Isleta and Sandia Resort.

Hopefully, the posts come more often in 2018 as I now start the march toward 600 chips.

Long Time, No Blog

Looks like it's been almost 18 months since my last update.  Fear not, I have not neglected my chip collecting duties over that time.  In fact, I've collected almost one chip per two months gone without blogging.  I am now 8 chips closer to hitting the 500 mark, the new chips bring me just 16 shy.  Now it has been a while since I've gotten some of these chips, so a lot of the pertinent details I've forgotten, but I'll try my best.

1.  The Adventure of the Seas Casino on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.  I hope whomever was on this trip had a lovely time and visited some lovely places.

2.  Casesars Windsor.  The 4th "Detroit" casino, it's easily the most recognized structure of the Windsor skyline.

3.  Rivers Casino 5th Anniversary.  Just outside of Chicago.
4.  Rivers Casino.

5.  Hollywood Casino Kansas City.  This one is near the NASCAR track in KC.  Lots going on in KC these days.

6.  Plaza.  Downtown Las Vegas.  Stayed there in January when I visited.  You've been to Vegas too many times when you opt to stay downtown because you're bored with the Strip and "never stayed downtown before."
7.  Plaza Oscar Goodman.  Former Mayor of Las Vegas.  Read a great book about him - Of Rats and Men by John L. Smith.  No, not that John L. Smith.

8.  Casino del Mar - Puerto Rico.  I'm hoping this was from the same person as chip #1.  That would be a lovely trip.

Casino Chip Show - Battle Creek (part 4 of 4)

The final installment of my four part series on my brother's and my trip to the Great Lakes Casino Chip Show in Battle Creek is just one final chip.  It's a chip I won via the 11:30am raffle.  And it's the one I've had the most trouble tracking down information on.

1.  Atlantic Maritime.  The AM was a management company that ran casinos on cruise ships off of Florida.  More or less.  There's more information on it here.  Thanks to collectors Albert Scalzo and Ricky Pushkin for pointing me in the right direction on this chip's background.  It joins a growing section of cruise chips I have.