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General Discussion / Re: RECORDING - CCA Board Meet...
Last post by Bill Thompson, LM-4581-275 - Aug 05, 2026, 11:20 AMThanks for sharing this...
#2
General Discussion / Re: All Hail Caesar! Happy 60t...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Aug 05, 2026, 10:17 AMThat is awesome news. As the guy who has had to move our display cases in and out of the storage unit to do inventory over the past year or so, the empty space will be quite welcome
My thanks to you and in particular, James Hogg, for making this happen.
My thanks to you and in particular, James Hogg, for making this happen.
#3
General Discussion / All Hail Caesar! Happy 60th An...
Last post by Jim Follis LM-3872-53 - Aug 05, 2026, 08:38 AMAll Hail Caesar!...
60 years ago today, Jay Sarno and partner opened Caesars Palace, with funds from the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, i.e., the Mob.
In 1969, Sarno's financial advisor was accused of having Mob connections, which caused the Nevada Gaming Control Board to force Sarno into selling Caesars Palace.
Caesars was sold to the Lum's restaurant chain, owned by the Pearlman brothers. Lums then sold off their restaurants and changed their corporate name to Caesars World, which evolved into Caesars Entertainment in 2020, Caesars World was then sold to Harrah's Entertainment, which changed its name to Caesars Entertainment, which in turn was transferred to Rici Properties, and is now being acquired by Fertitta Enterprises.
Well, why is this something to post about?
It is because we wish to say Happy 60th Anniversary to Caesars Palace and thank them for inviting the Museum of Gaming History to participate in their 60th Anniversary Celebrations.
We are excited to announce that Caesars Palace will soon become another Milestone on the "Trail of the MoGH".
More details will be announced shortly, especially the MoGH's search for Caesars Palace artifacts, memorabilia, and collectibles to be assembled into the MoGH's largest yet Trail of the MoGH Exhibit.
We express our thanks and gratitude to past CCA Secretary and past MoGH Board Member, James Hogg, for his coordinative efforts to make this happen, and we look forward to working with James as he leads this project for Caesars Palace.
Jim Follis
MoGH Director Events and Exhibits
60 years ago today, Jay Sarno and partner opened Caesars Palace, with funds from the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, i.e., the Mob.
In 1969, Sarno's financial advisor was accused of having Mob connections, which caused the Nevada Gaming Control Board to force Sarno into selling Caesars Palace.
Caesars was sold to the Lum's restaurant chain, owned by the Pearlman brothers. Lums then sold off their restaurants and changed their corporate name to Caesars World, which evolved into Caesars Entertainment in 2020, Caesars World was then sold to Harrah's Entertainment, which changed its name to Caesars Entertainment, which in turn was transferred to Rici Properties, and is now being acquired by Fertitta Enterprises.
Well, why is this something to post about?
It is because we wish to say Happy 60th Anniversary to Caesars Palace and thank them for inviting the Museum of Gaming History to participate in their 60th Anniversary Celebrations.
We are excited to announce that Caesars Palace will soon become another Milestone on the "Trail of the MoGH".
More details will be announced shortly, especially the MoGH's search for Caesars Palace artifacts, memorabilia, and collectibles to be assembled into the MoGH's largest yet Trail of the MoGH Exhibit.
We express our thanks and gratitude to past CCA Secretary and past MoGH Board Member, James Hogg, for his coordinative efforts to make this happen, and we look forward to working with James as he leads this project for Caesars Palace.
Jim Follis
MoGH Director Events and Exhibits
#4
General Discussion / RECORDING - CCA Board Meeting ...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Aug 05, 2026, 03:48 AMFor those of you who missed the board meeting, but would like to watch it, click the link below and use the passcode if prompted. It was a pretty short one, lasting only 21 minutes. My recommendation is to watch it at 1.5x to 2x regular speed. You should be able to understand what everyone is saying. Hope to see you at the next one, scheduled for October 5, 2026 at 6 PM Pacific time.
https://zoom.us/rec/share/RoELp2HxE3cQt7_QmEpNQ_r8rUplj54DoGkVC_2-DJVJ7cJ1QoNDqCHGxSJabOUx.IYUnNdN7djAgon_g
Passcode: 7&ZRrz09
— Barry
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Passcode: 7&ZRrz09
— Barry
#5
General Discussion / Phishing scam email NOT from m...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Aug 02, 2026, 09:56 PMHi everyone. If you get an email like the one below, ignore it.
My email is NOT the one shown and if I'm sending as your President, it will come from president@ccgtcc.com.
I've noticed, based on the alerts y'all have sent me that the targeted list is those who have, or have had, dealer tables, so they could have gleaned it from any of our convention programs.
Anyway, stay alert and feel free to forward suspicious emails to me for verification, even if they're not to/from me.
From: mn555444455@gmail.com <—— NOT ME
Hello XXXXXXX
Hope you're doing great!
Could you help out with a payment for the Programs and Operations Expense?
Bud Wisinski isn't too familiar with Cash App, Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle and Chime which is what the vendor prefers. If you know how to use either of these services or have access to them, I'd really appreciate your help.
Once you send the payment to the vendor, I'll ask for your reimbursement check. Just let me know if you can pitch in with this
Barry Sherwood
President
Casino Collectibles Association
www.ccgtcc.com
My email is NOT the one shown and if I'm sending as your President, it will come from president@ccgtcc.com.
I've noticed, based on the alerts y'all have sent me that the targeted list is those who have, or have had, dealer tables, so they could have gleaned it from any of our convention programs.
Anyway, stay alert and feel free to forward suspicious emails to me for verification, even if they're not to/from me.
From: mn555444455@gmail.com <—— NOT ME
Hello XXXXXXX
Hope you're doing great!
Could you help out with a payment for the Programs and Operations Expense?
Bud Wisinski isn't too familiar with Cash App, Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle and Chime which is what the vendor prefers. If you know how to use either of these services or have access to them, I'd really appreciate your help.
Once you send the payment to the vendor, I'll ask for your reimbursement check. Just let me know if you can pitch in with this
Barry Sherwood
President
Casino Collectibles Association
www.ccgtcc.com
#6
General Discussion / Re: 2026 Convention Pictures U...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Aug 02, 2026, 07:16 PMIf you would like to volunteer to look through all of the photos, change the file names to include the names of everyone in each photo, or use an EXIF modification, or pay for an image galleries program that is designed to add attached comments, other information, and then do the work to input all of that, you were officially be granted club hero status.
Google used to have a program called Picasa that would scan through entire directories of images, placing identifiable faces into the same folder. They stopped offering it, likely because people were using it for general facial recognition of random people. In other words, privacy concerns which apply here as well. Even though attendees may have no right to privacy because they are in "public", we should still be mindful not to simply publish people's names without their permission.
There's enough people borrowing images and mining data online without consent as it is. People on eBay, Etsy, website, and others do this, but they also probably spend an inordinate amount of time telling people to knock it off and, speaking on behalf of Mike Brodeur and myself, we don't want to add more work, managing the club's tech than we already have.
Seriously, it is a lot of work and would require getting permission (in my view) to do this.
I hope that helps.
— Barry
Google used to have a program called Picasa that would scan through entire directories of images, placing identifiable faces into the same folder. They stopped offering it, likely because people were using it for general facial recognition of random people. In other words, privacy concerns which apply here as well. Even though attendees may have no right to privacy because they are in "public", we should still be mindful not to simply publish people's names without their permission.
There's enough people borrowing images and mining data online without consent as it is. People on eBay, Etsy, website, and others do this, but they also probably spend an inordinate amount of time telling people to knock it off and, speaking on behalf of Mike Brodeur and myself, we don't want to add more work, managing the club's tech than we already have.
Seriously, it is a lot of work and would require getting permission (in my view) to do this.
I hope that helps.
— Barry
#7
General Discussion / Re: 2026 Convention Pictures U...
Last post by Fred DeKeyser, R-6696 - Aug 02, 2026, 06:04 PMWhy not try to put a name to a photo so new members can put a name with a face?
#8
General Discussion / 2026 Convention Pictures Uploa...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Jul 31, 2026, 02:25 PMYou can now view all of the pictures that are awesome club photographers Jim Whobrey and Chuck Gajewski took at the convention. Many thanks to both of them for the hours and hours they spend memorializing our event each year. And an extra special thanks to Jim for the artistic editing magic he performs on each and every photo before we get to see them. We all look more lovely than we deserve.
View the pictures here: https://ccgtcc.com/events/images/index.aspx
View the pictures here: https://ccgtcc.com/events/images/index.aspx
#9
General Discussion / CCA Board meeting 8/3/26 6 PM ...
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Jul 30, 2026, 02:06 PMHello, everyone. The next general board meeting for the CCA will be at 6 PM Pacific time on August 3, 2026 Via Zoom. All are welcome. Please join us.
Barry Sherwood is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CCA Board Meeting 20260803
Time: Aug 3, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 946 1661 4880
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Barry Sherwood is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: CCA Board Meeting 20260803
Time: Aug 3, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94616614880?pwd=d5fyZyRSJJIWPIjXf9pNJb1bsizWlg.1
Meeting chat link
https://zoom.us/launch/jc/94616614880
View meeting insights
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Meeting ID: 946 1661 4880
Passcode: 318982
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#10
General Discussion / ChipGuide Update
Last post by Charles Kaplan LM-0115-048 - Jul 29, 2026, 10:34 AMIt was recently called to our attention that pokerchipper.com is using ChipGuide content (images, descriptions, format) on their version of the ChipGuide, which is called PCCG.
Looking back to June 6th of 2023, a post to TheChipBoard.com, by Dan Madrigrano indicated that he had scraped all the content off TheChipGuide.com. [see screenshot of 6/6/23 TheChipBoard post below]
More recently, in conjunction with the CCA Board, the MoGH Board and their legal representative, Michael Siskin, an investigative action into these circumstances was conducted, and a resulting course of action(s) was formulated. Said action(s) were to issue a formal Cease and Desist request, and follow that up with a DMCA Takedown Notice, in the event of a failure to abide by the requested Cease and Desist.
Dan Madrigrano did offer to remove any images, individually, if we, as an organization, provided substantiating proof. Of course, it is extremely impractical to file a complaint for each of the 190,000+ images of casino chips from the United States that were taken from the ChipGuide.
Therefore, Pokerchipper.com did not comply with the Cease and Desist request, and we are now taking the additional steps to have ChipGuide content removed from PCCG, much of which was provided exclusively for ChipGuide usage, and for which pokerchipper.com has no authority to use.
The ChipGuide is a community project with the community (casino memorabilia collectors) providing images of their items for use on the ChipGuide. The issue with PCCG is that they never asked for and never received permission to use any content from the ChipGuide. It was just taken without any authorization. This is not about sharing or wanting exclusive use of casino history. The ChipGuide has a webpage with over 20 links to other casino collectibles websites, we recognize that we cannot be the only source of casino history. The ChipGuide regularly gets request to use ChipGuide content, typically for a reference book. The ChipGuide is pleased to share our content when it is in the best interests of the hobby and permission is requested.
The issue here is unauthorized use of ChipGuide content. It has nothing to do with sharing or wanting to be the only provider of casino history. Sharing means that permission has been given to use something. There is another word that is used when taking something without permission.
We thank you for your understanding while we get this sorted out.
Looking back to June 6th of 2023, a post to TheChipBoard.com, by Dan Madrigrano indicated that he had scraped all the content off TheChipGuide.com. [see screenshot of 6/6/23 TheChipBoard post below]
More recently, in conjunction with the CCA Board, the MoGH Board and their legal representative, Michael Siskin, an investigative action into these circumstances was conducted, and a resulting course of action(s) was formulated. Said action(s) were to issue a formal Cease and Desist request, and follow that up with a DMCA Takedown Notice, in the event of a failure to abide by the requested Cease and Desist.
Dan Madrigrano did offer to remove any images, individually, if we, as an organization, provided substantiating proof. Of course, it is extremely impractical to file a complaint for each of the 190,000+ images of casino chips from the United States that were taken from the ChipGuide.
Therefore, Pokerchipper.com did not comply with the Cease and Desist request, and we are now taking the additional steps to have ChipGuide content removed from PCCG, much of which was provided exclusively for ChipGuide usage, and for which pokerchipper.com has no authority to use.
The ChipGuide is a community project with the community (casino memorabilia collectors) providing images of their items for use on the ChipGuide. The issue with PCCG is that they never asked for and never received permission to use any content from the ChipGuide. It was just taken without any authorization. This is not about sharing or wanting exclusive use of casino history. The ChipGuide has a webpage with over 20 links to other casino collectibles websites, we recognize that we cannot be the only source of casino history. The ChipGuide regularly gets request to use ChipGuide content, typically for a reference book. The ChipGuide is pleased to share our content when it is in the best interests of the hobby and permission is requested.
The issue here is unauthorized use of ChipGuide content. It has nothing to do with sharing or wanting to be the only provider of casino history. Sharing means that permission has been given to use something. There is another word that is used when taking something without permission.
We thank you for your understanding while we get this sorted out.
Screenshot of 6/6/23 TheChipBoard post
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