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#1
General Discussion / Re: Coming soon (I hope)
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - Mar 05, 2026, 09:13 AMSomething with the old format message archives, going back to 2010: They're now (or soon?) searchable through the new Forum message board format? Some of those go back to a Doug Smith incentive chip giveaway to new members; a prior year auction results list (including a Kactus Kate and Pop's Oasis chips); likely a discussion about TCR and its 3 authors (SSS) and their respective responsibilities, and other stuff.
So, close enough to win a free South Point hot dog at the Convention?
So, close enough to win a free South Point hot dog at the Convention?
#2
General Discussion / Coming soon (I hope)
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Mar 05, 2026, 04:33 AMDo you know what you get when you elect a software programmer and nerd as your President? You get a hammer always looking for a nail. Or in my case, fingers looking for a keyboard. In this episode, I'm going to tease you with a little output from a program I wrote. Shouldn't be hard for you to figure out the end game, but I'll leave it to you to discover and discuss...
Found 14 threads on page 1
Imported thread: NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Kactus Kates and Pops Oasis
Imported thread: Steve, can we make payment via PayPal?...
Imported thread: If you renew online at the club website
Imported thread: "I"
Did Jay Sands & David Sarles sell their...
Imported thread: No, but we only have one salesman
Imported thread: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Found 14 threads on page 1
Imported thread: NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Re:NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE For 2010...
Imported thread: Kactus Kates and Pops Oasis
Imported thread: Steve, can we make payment via PayPal?...
Imported thread: If you renew online at the club website
Imported thread: "I"
Did Jay Sands & David Sarles sell their...Imported thread: No, but we only have one salesman
Imported thread: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
Imported thread: Re: ...and one guy who does all the work
#3
General Discussion / Re: Interviewed on the CCA, Mo...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Mar 04, 2026, 05:59 PMGreat publicity for the club, thanks for doing that Charles!
#4
General Discussion / Club Auction Update
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Mar 04, 2026, 07:58 AMHello again. The auction prep is coming along nicely but I still need more items to add to one of our main fundraisers this year. I have about 140 items so far (more if you count individual items that are in sets). I would like to get another 60 or so to finish things up, although if I'm right about how fast we may go this year, and the reduced post-auction effort that will be needed, I might go to 300 if we can get enough donors to fill out the roster and I don't think it will cause us to run too late in the evening. We'll see.
You can straight up donate your items to the club auction or you can consign them (club gets 10%). Currently, 80% are donated, 20% are consigned. Low book value (Nevada items only) so far is $14,560. I don't know how that compares to prior years (I'm working on getting prior stats for a lot of things).
The highest book value item (so far) is a Z4 Dunes $5 chip from the Alex Cilento collection that was recently acquired by David Sarles. David made a very large donation to the club auction and we thank him for his generosity, along with the other donors (I haven't been given permission to acknowledge the other donors yet, but will do so shortly once I get their permission to publish those who don't wish to remain anonymous).
Buyer's premium will be determined by several factors. It starts at the high of 20% for winners who bid online, are NOT affiliated with the CCA or any other affiliated clubs (more on that later), and pay with a credit card. The lowest premium will be 10% which is for CCA members who win by bidding live at the convention and pay cash (which is intentionally the same traditional low premium as previous years). There are 12 buyer premium levels total in that 10-20% range, depending on various factors. Sounds complicated but it really isn't (or won't be). The software I'm using should handle it all with ease, and adjustments will be made at time of invoicing/payment. If you are NOT a CCA member but want to get the lower CCA buyer's premium, you must become a member before the live bidding begins on the first item. Visit https://ccgtcc.com/membership to sign up today. It only takes $400 in hammer prices for you to pay for your membership (10% BP requires winning bids to be made live at the convention with payment made in cash at the show). All buyer premium details will be available in the auction description.
Shipping will be available for those of you who can't attend the convention but would still like to participate in the auction. A handling fee will be added to actual shipping charges. All shipped items will have tracking. Insurance will be a buyer option and quoted at the time of payment.
I expect to have the catalog online for review (just in case I goof up on anything) May 1st. Online bidding will begin June 1. And the live auction will take place at the convention (date and time TBD). All items will close in sequence with the auctioneer dropping the hammer with a traditional going, going, gone close. No soft close where last minute bids automatically add minutes to the timer. Proxy bidding will be allowed via online bidding only (or you can have a representative bid on your behalf from the floor with prior approval). Auctioneer(s) will not manually bid for anyone.
This is going to add a lot of F.U.N. (haha) and excitement to this annual function. We have 2 great auctioneers lined up to get you all revved up (Dick Bartley returns and Jerry Birl will be his partner for the first time). I'll be running the software (please don't glitch!).
As an added bonus... WE WILL BE LIVE SIMULCASTING THE AUCTION ONLINE, so all you remote bidders will be able to join the in-room fun from home.
Bidding is not limited to CCA members only. Literally ANYONE in the world who finds our auction will be able to bid. The auction is being hosted on the HiBid.com platform using AuctionFlex360 software which has great search capabilities, so people looking for any casino items or coins (we have some graded coins this year) will find us. Those with standing searches will automatically get notified of items in our auction that they are looking for.
Anyway, that's what's up from here at Auction Central. More later. SEND IN MORE ITEMS FOR THE AUCTION. Email me at auction@ccgtcc.com to work out details.
Thanks -- Barry
You can straight up donate your items to the club auction or you can consign them (club gets 10%). Currently, 80% are donated, 20% are consigned. Low book value (Nevada items only) so far is $14,560. I don't know how that compares to prior years (I'm working on getting prior stats for a lot of things).
The highest book value item (so far) is a Z4 Dunes $5 chip from the Alex Cilento collection that was recently acquired by David Sarles. David made a very large donation to the club auction and we thank him for his generosity, along with the other donors (I haven't been given permission to acknowledge the other donors yet, but will do so shortly once I get their permission to publish those who don't wish to remain anonymous).
Buyer's premium will be determined by several factors. It starts at the high of 20% for winners who bid online, are NOT affiliated with the CCA or any other affiliated clubs (more on that later), and pay with a credit card. The lowest premium will be 10% which is for CCA members who win by bidding live at the convention and pay cash (which is intentionally the same traditional low premium as previous years). There are 12 buyer premium levels total in that 10-20% range, depending on various factors. Sounds complicated but it really isn't (or won't be). The software I'm using should handle it all with ease, and adjustments will be made at time of invoicing/payment. If you are NOT a CCA member but want to get the lower CCA buyer's premium, you must become a member before the live bidding begins on the first item. Visit https://ccgtcc.com/membership to sign up today. It only takes $400 in hammer prices for you to pay for your membership (10% BP requires winning bids to be made live at the convention with payment made in cash at the show). All buyer premium details will be available in the auction description.
Shipping will be available for those of you who can't attend the convention but would still like to participate in the auction. A handling fee will be added to actual shipping charges. All shipped items will have tracking. Insurance will be a buyer option and quoted at the time of payment.
I expect to have the catalog online for review (just in case I goof up on anything) May 1st. Online bidding will begin June 1. And the live auction will take place at the convention (date and time TBD). All items will close in sequence with the auctioneer dropping the hammer with a traditional going, going, gone close. No soft close where last minute bids automatically add minutes to the timer. Proxy bidding will be allowed via online bidding only (or you can have a representative bid on your behalf from the floor with prior approval). Auctioneer(s) will not manually bid for anyone.
This is going to add a lot of F.U.N. (haha) and excitement to this annual function. We have 2 great auctioneers lined up to get you all revved up (Dick Bartley returns and Jerry Birl will be his partner for the first time). I'll be running the software (please don't glitch!).
As an added bonus... WE WILL BE LIVE SIMULCASTING THE AUCTION ONLINE, so all you remote bidders will be able to join the in-room fun from home.
Bidding is not limited to CCA members only. Literally ANYONE in the world who finds our auction will be able to bid. The auction is being hosted on the HiBid.com platform using AuctionFlex360 software which has great search capabilities, so people looking for any casino items or coins (we have some graded coins this year) will find us. Those with standing searches will automatically get notified of items in our auction that they are looking for.
Anyway, that's what's up from here at Auction Central. More later. SEND IN MORE ITEMS FOR THE AUCTION. Email me at auction@ccgtcc.com to work out details.
Thanks -- Barry
#5
General Discussion / Calling all cars!
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Mar 03, 2026, 06:53 AMIs anyone DRIVING from the east coast (Northern Virginia, specifically) to Las Vegas for the convention (or before) and have some extra room to bring some really cool items being donated by long time member Mark Russell to the club for our auction? Mark feels it would be too expensive to ship everything out west (some items are not tiny).
Jerry Birl is unable to do it this year, so Mark is hoping I can locate another person to make that long, beautiful 2500 mile drive. Think of the scenery, my friends. You have your choice of Chicago, St. Louis, or Memphis to pass through, any of which take the same amount of time.
If you can take on this task, give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with Mark.
Thanks -- barry
president@ccgtcc.com
P.S. I have 130 items in the auction so far. Looking for 200 (or more?). If you have items to donate, email me a list (preferably in spreadsheet form with TCR and CG numbers, descriptions to make my life a bit easier). If you have pictures, I'll get those from you later or I can take them myself. Whatever gets us more lots to bid on, right? president@ccgtcc.com
Jerry Birl is unable to do it this year, so Mark is hoping I can locate another person to make that long, beautiful 2500 mile drive. Think of the scenery, my friends. You have your choice of Chicago, St. Louis, or Memphis to pass through, any of which take the same amount of time.
If you can take on this task, give me a shout and I'll put you in touch with Mark.
Thanks -- barry
president@ccgtcc.com
P.S. I have 130 items in the auction so far. Looking for 200 (or more?). If you have items to donate, email me a list (preferably in spreadsheet form with TCR and CG numbers, descriptions to make my life a bit easier). If you have pictures, I'll get those from you later or I can take them myself. Whatever gets us more lots to bid on, right? president@ccgtcc.com
#6
General Discussion / Seminar: Tuesday March 24, Las...
Last post by Charles Kaplan LM-0115-048 - Mar 02, 2026, 08:18 AMYou cannot view this attachment.
Museum of Gaming History - Next Seminar
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 9:00pm EST
Topic: Las Vegas Transformed: The Story of Howard Hughes and the Desert Inn
Speaker: Charles Kaplan
Description
In the 1950's Las Vegas hotels and casinos
were small compared to today's mega-resorts
that dominate the skyline.
How did this transition occur?
Unravel the complicated story of the Mob and Gaming Regulations
through the Desert Inn and Howard Hughes.
Register for Zoom Meeting: https://themogh.org/mogh.php?p=seminars&r=7
#7
General Discussion / Interviewed on the CCA, MoGH a...
Last post by Charles Kaplan LM-0115-048 - Feb 28, 2026, 06:59 AMI was interviewed about casino chip collecting, the CCA, the Museum of Gaming History and the upcoming convention for Turnpike Sports and the House of Cards. Here are links to the interview:
Turnpike Sports: https://turnpikesports.libsyn.com/turnpike-sports-spotlight-season-5-episode-1
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NTRQAlcrybg?si=kx5d5wB_3v3NJyxG
House of Cards: https://houseofcardsradio.libsyn.com/house-of-cards-ep-943
Turnpike Sports: https://turnpikesports.libsyn.com/turnpike-sports-spotlight-season-5-episode-1
YouTube: https://youtu.be/NTRQAlcrybg?si=kx5d5wB_3v3NJyxG
House of Cards: https://houseofcardsradio.libsyn.com/house-of-cards-ep-943
#8
General Discussion / TO ALL 2025/2026 CCA CONVENTIO...
Last post by SCOT PARRIOTT R-8774 - Feb 26, 2026, 06:38 PMHELLO EVERYONE,
IT'S THAT TIME WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS YEARS 2026 CCA CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE DOING SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR AND IT WILL MOST DEFINITELY MAKE THE FUTURE FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS MUCH EASIER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. I WRANGLED THE FAMOUS TEXAN,MIKE NAWROCKI INTO SETTING UP A GOOGLE SHEET FOR ALL CONVENTION VOLUNTEER SPOTS. TO BE HONEST, HE HAS WANTED TO DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND THIS WAS THE BEST TIME TO JUMP IN.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE COMPUTER SKILLS OF A FIRST GRADER BUT MIKE ASSURED ME THIS WILL BE ALMOST FOOL PROOF. I HAVE GIVEN MIKE LAST YEARS VOLUNTEER LIST AND WE ARE STILL CONTACTING A FEW MORE OF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER AREAS TO GET THEIR INPUT. WHEN THE GOOGLE SHEETS COME OUT, IT WILL HAVE THE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS, DAYS AND HOURS NEEDED WITH COLOR CODED BOXES. SOME WILL ALREADY BE FILLED WITH A VOLUNTEERS NAME AND SOME WITH WHAT'S VACANT AND NEEDING TO BE FILLED BY US. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK A VOLUNTEER TAB AND THERE WILL BE A SCREEN POP UP THAT YOU CAN CLICK THE POSITION AND FILL OUT YOUR PREFERENCE. IT WILL THEN EMAIL ME RIGHT AWAY. I WILL CHECK MY EMAIL A DOZEN TIMES A DAY AND IMMEDIATELY PUT YOU DOWN FOR THAT EXACT SPOT YOU ASKED FOR. THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE YOUR NAME ASSOCIATED WITH VOLUNTEER SHEET.
MIKE WILL PUT THIS LIVE ON 4/1/2026, APRIL FOOLS DAY. MIKE SAID THAT DAY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME BUT HE'S STILL GONNA OWE ME A COUPLE OF SOUTH POINT VIENNA BEEF DOGS EITHER WAY. 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭.
FOR ALL CCA CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS FROM LAST YEAR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT THESE SAME VOLUNTEER SPOTS YOU HAD IN 2025, WE ARE GIVING YOU ALL FIRST DIBBS ON THOSE SPOTS IF YOU WANT THEM. IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE TIMES, I CAN ALSO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS WELL. I
WE ARE ALSO DOING THE FREE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION AT 7:00PM ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION. THERE WILL BE SOME FOOD,DRINKS (NO BOOZE) AND SWEETS. LAST YEAR HAD SOME GREAT ITEMS ALONG WITH A GREAT SPEAKER.
AT THE RECEPTION, WE WILL HAND OUT YOUR VOLUNTEER PLAQUE/CHIP AS WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GIVE YOU YOUR PLAQUE/CHIP DURING THE SHOW AS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TO SAVE THE CLUB FROM SHIPPING THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL TO EMAIL ME OR POST HERE.
THANKS TO ALL CCA VOLUNTEERS AND YOUR FAMILIES WHO ALSO HELP OUT THE CLUB EVERY CONVENTION. WE CAN'T DO THESE CONVENTIONS WITHOUT ALL OF YOU HARD WORKERS.
SCOT PARRIOTT R-8774
CCA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Hkp4@icloud.com
Manage
IT'S THAT TIME WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS YEARS 2026 CCA CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS.
WE ARE DOING SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR AND IT WILL MOST DEFINITELY MAKE THE FUTURE FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS MUCH EASIER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. I WRANGLED THE FAMOUS TEXAN,MIKE NAWROCKI INTO SETTING UP A GOOGLE SHEET FOR ALL CONVENTION VOLUNTEER SPOTS. TO BE HONEST, HE HAS WANTED TO DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND THIS WAS THE BEST TIME TO JUMP IN.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE COMPUTER SKILLS OF A FIRST GRADER BUT MIKE ASSURED ME THIS WILL BE ALMOST FOOL PROOF. I HAVE GIVEN MIKE LAST YEARS VOLUNTEER LIST AND WE ARE STILL CONTACTING A FEW MORE OF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER AREAS TO GET THEIR INPUT. WHEN THE GOOGLE SHEETS COME OUT, IT WILL HAVE THE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS, DAYS AND HOURS NEEDED WITH COLOR CODED BOXES. SOME WILL ALREADY BE FILLED WITH A VOLUNTEERS NAME AND SOME WITH WHAT'S VACANT AND NEEDING TO BE FILLED BY US. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLICK A VOLUNTEER TAB AND THERE WILL BE A SCREEN POP UP THAT YOU CAN CLICK THE POSITION AND FILL OUT YOUR PREFERENCE. IT WILL THEN EMAIL ME RIGHT AWAY. I WILL CHECK MY EMAIL A DOZEN TIMES A DAY AND IMMEDIATELY PUT YOU DOWN FOR THAT EXACT SPOT YOU ASKED FOR. THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE YOUR NAME ASSOCIATED WITH VOLUNTEER SHEET.
MIKE WILL PUT THIS LIVE ON 4/1/2026, APRIL FOOLS DAY. MIKE SAID THAT DAY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME BUT HE'S STILL GONNA OWE ME A COUPLE OF SOUTH POINT VIENNA BEEF DOGS EITHER WAY. 🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭.
FOR ALL CCA CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS FROM LAST YEAR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT THESE SAME VOLUNTEER SPOTS YOU HAD IN 2025, WE ARE GIVING YOU ALL FIRST DIBBS ON THOSE SPOTS IF YOU WANT THEM. IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE TIMES, I CAN ALSO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AS WELL. I
WE ARE ALSO DOING THE FREE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION AT 7:00PM ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION. THERE WILL BE SOME FOOD,DRINKS (NO BOOZE) AND SWEETS. LAST YEAR HAD SOME GREAT ITEMS ALONG WITH A GREAT SPEAKER.
AT THE RECEPTION, WE WILL HAND OUT YOUR VOLUNTEER PLAQUE/CHIP AS WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GIVE YOU YOUR PLAQUE/CHIP DURING THE SHOW AS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TO SAVE THE CLUB FROM SHIPPING THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL TO EMAIL ME OR POST HERE.
THANKS TO ALL CCA VOLUNTEERS AND YOUR FAMILIES WHO ALSO HELP OUT THE CLUB EVERY CONVENTION. WE CAN'T DO THESE CONVENTIONS WITHOUT ALL OF YOU HARD WORKERS.
SCOT PARRIOTT R-8774
CCA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Hkp4@icloud.com
Manage
#9
General Discussion / 2025 CCA Show seminar- Managin...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Feb 23, 2026, 05:38 PMWe have just published the video of Casino executive Michael Clifford sharing his behind-the-scenes experiences and stories of managing gaming at premier casino locations.
https://youtu.be/RbEjNW_ekUw
This and many other Seminars and CCA related videos viewable on our CCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CCASocialMedia/videos
https://youtu.be/RbEjNW_ekUw
This and many other Seminars and CCA related videos viewable on our CCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CCASocialMedia/videos
#10
Events / HOF nominations
Last post by Mark Lighterman CH-0006 - Feb 20, 2026, 01:22 AMNote because of the delay in the magazine mailing the deadline has been extended the March 15th. It has also been brought to my attention that the email address is incorrec. It should be
mlighter@bellsouth.net
mlighter@bellsouth.net