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#1
General Discussion / Re: CALL for CAESARS PALACE Me...
Last post by Jim Follis LM-3872-53 - Aug 21, 2026, 06:24 PMThe MoGH thanks Paul Liscio, Charles Kaplan, and Robert Baker for these shipments, chock full of loaners for the newest Trail of the MoGH Milestone, Caesars Palace. I await shipments from others and will post thanks as they arrive.
#2
General Discussion / CALL for CAESARS PALACE Memora...
Last post by Jim Follis LM-3872-53 - Aug 16, 2026, 08:06 AMHail to all of the casino memorabilia collectors out there, and in particular, those who are holding Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, artifacts.
The Museum of Gaming History (MoGH) is very pleased to announce that we are teaming up with Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, in celebration of their 60th Anniversary. Caesars Palace had its Grand Opening on August 5, 1966, and is currently installing tribute displays marking the various time periods of this famed Las Vegas Strip casino and hotel.
Already in place is "Sinatra's Steinway," a concert grand piano, which has remained unplayed since the last time Frank used it for a series of concerts in the 1970's and 1980's. Tribute displays include homage to the Boxing years, the 1980's Grand Prix (F-1) years, cocktail server uniform, Cleopatra and Julius Caesar costumes. Planned displays will include Robbie Knievel's motorcycle, the headpiece from Cleopatra's Barge, and other, original artifacts from Caesars Palace's attic and from collectors of Caesars Palace memorabilia around the World.
Truth be known, the Sun never sets on Caesars Palace memorabilia and collectibles collectors.
Already acquired for loaning purposes by the MoGH, for loaning to Caesars Palace are:
Playing Cards, Gaming Chips, Slot Machine Tokens, Employee Promotional Pin Backs (buttons), Patches (Security and Special Events), Ashtrays, Menus, Match books, Caesars Pendants (medals), key chains, room keys, Rewards cards, Gaming Guides, postcards, Stock Certificates (Lums and Caesars World), etc.
But we are in need more!
Do you have ticket stubs for concerts, boxing, OmniMax Theater, and other ticketed events? Especially from the 60's and 70's. Slot Machine glass, early Caesars Palace credit cards, employee name badges, executive employee business cards, coin buckets/cups (paper and plastic), tableware/glassware, and anything not listed that has the "Caesars Palace" name on it, or belonged to a recognizable Caesars Palace employee, guest, or associate. Evil Knievel comes to mind.
The Museum of Gaming History is an Educational Project of the Casino Collectibles Association, an IRS-accredited 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
For more details and to offer your holding(s) on a loaner basis, and to get greater details regarding protections of loaned material, please contact Jim Follis, MoGH Director, Events and Exhibits at:
GamingOre@themogh.org or Jim@GamingOre.com
Cell/text: 520.971.7909
The MoGH thanks you for your attention and interest and, ideally, your participation. Please enjoy these images of current exhibits and items offered by various collectors to be put on display soon.
The Museum of Gaming History (MoGH) is very pleased to announce that we are teaming up with Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, in celebration of their 60th Anniversary. Caesars Palace had its Grand Opening on August 5, 1966, and is currently installing tribute displays marking the various time periods of this famed Las Vegas Strip casino and hotel.
Already in place is "Sinatra's Steinway," a concert grand piano, which has remained unplayed since the last time Frank used it for a series of concerts in the 1970's and 1980's. Tribute displays include homage to the Boxing years, the 1980's Grand Prix (F-1) years, cocktail server uniform, Cleopatra and Julius Caesar costumes. Planned displays will include Robbie Knievel's motorcycle, the headpiece from Cleopatra's Barge, and other, original artifacts from Caesars Palace's attic and from collectors of Caesars Palace memorabilia around the World.
Truth be known, the Sun never sets on Caesars Palace memorabilia and collectibles collectors.
Already acquired for loaning purposes by the MoGH, for loaning to Caesars Palace are:
Playing Cards, Gaming Chips, Slot Machine Tokens, Employee Promotional Pin Backs (buttons), Patches (Security and Special Events), Ashtrays, Menus, Match books, Caesars Pendants (medals), key chains, room keys, Rewards cards, Gaming Guides, postcards, Stock Certificates (Lums and Caesars World), etc.
But we are in need more!
Do you have ticket stubs for concerts, boxing, OmniMax Theater, and other ticketed events? Especially from the 60's and 70's. Slot Machine glass, early Caesars Palace credit cards, employee name badges, executive employee business cards, coin buckets/cups (paper and plastic), tableware/glassware, and anything not listed that has the "Caesars Palace" name on it, or belonged to a recognizable Caesars Palace employee, guest, or associate. Evil Knievel comes to mind.
The Museum of Gaming History is an Educational Project of the Casino Collectibles Association, an IRS-accredited 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
For more details and to offer your holding(s) on a loaner basis, and to get greater details regarding protections of loaned material, please contact Jim Follis, MoGH Director, Events and Exhibits at:
GamingOre@themogh.org or Jim@GamingOre.com
Cell/text: 520.971.7909
The MoGH thanks you for your attention and interest and, ideally, your participation. Please enjoy these images of current exhibits and items offered by various collectors to be put on display soon.
#3
General Discussion / Re: RECORDING - CCA Board Meet...
Last post by Bill Thompson, LM-4581-275 - Aug 05, 2026, 11:20 AMThanks for sharing this...
#4
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.
#5
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
#6
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
https://zoom.us/rec/share/RoELp2HxE3cQt7_QmEpNQ_r8rUplj54DoGkVC_2-DJVJ7cJ1QoNDqCHGxSJabOUx.IYUnNdN7djAgon_g
Passcode: 7&ZRrz09
— Barry
#7
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
#8
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
#9
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?
#10
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