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#11
General Discussion / How do you organize your colle...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Jun 20, 2025, 01:51 PMOne of the things everyone does, but few people talk about, is how they organize their collection.
I've been using a spreadsheet, but it's very limiting. A few years ago I started using the MyCollection feature of the ChipGuide. It's super convenient to add things, but limited in its current form (no place to note buy prices or values, for example).
I recently purchased Collectors Assistant. Its very advanced, but I need to take some time on how best to configure and use it.
I'm thinking of writing a club article about how to organize your collection.
What do YOU use?
I've been using a spreadsheet, but it's very limiting. A few years ago I started using the MyCollection feature of the ChipGuide. It's super convenient to add things, but limited in its current form (no place to note buy prices or values, for example).
I recently purchased Collectors Assistant. Its very advanced, but I need to take some time on how best to configure and use it.
I'm thinking of writing a club article about how to organize your collection.
What do YOU use?
#12
General Discussion / Casino News Magazine latest is...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Jun 19, 2025, 10:33 AMIf you have never seen it, Tom and Gayle Pleau publish the amazing Casino News & Travel magazine. It's full of amazing articles and travel feature stories. I was very excited to meet them in person at the convention last week.
After the current issue, it will be only on-line. Contact them at casinonewsmagazine@yahoo.com for information on subscribing, it is VERY much worth it.
After the current issue, it will be only on-line. Contact them at casinonewsmagazine@yahoo.com for information on subscribing, it is VERY much worth it.
#13
General Discussion / 2025 Convention Program
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Jun 19, 2025, 10:27 AMIn case anyone is looking for it, the 2025 convention program has been posted to the club's web site on the Convention page: https://www.ccgtcc.com/events/convention/index.aspx
#14
General Discussion / 2025 Convention
Last post by Barry Sherwood R-9037 (admin) - Jun 16, 2025, 06:45 AMI'm currently on vacation in Mexico, but before too much time passes, I wanted to do a quick thank you to everyone, especially all of the volunteers, that made this year's convention a success. I appreciate all good wishes everyone offered me as the incoming new president of the club.
A special thank you to David Spragg, of course, for his 14 years of board service. Due to a mixup with the moving company that didn't show up to take our stuff to storage, I missed much of David's presentation at the volunteer dinner, but what I was able to see was very interesting (early Burt and other companies' items).
For those of you who were disappointed in the poker tournament structure, I can assure you it won't happen next year. I believe it was an honest mistake due to a misunderstanding by Southpoint staff about a request that was made to keep the game from running until the wee hours of the morning. They clearly overshot on that one.
I felt like I took a ton of selfies with as many people as possible but as I scanned through them this morning, I can see that I missed many of the people I visited with. I'll post mine in a separate message. I'm sure that Chuck Gajewski's and Jim Whobrey's photos will fill the gaps. Next time you see Chuck, ask him about the time I saved his life at the convention, LOL.
As promised in my remarks at the Business Meeting, I will endeavor to publish the minutes in the next day or so (not sure if they need to be "approved" by the board first).
I returned to Las Vegas next weekend, and we'll get started on inventorying the club's storage units. Rob Lang has agreed to help out for three days, and if anyone else would like to assist me while I'm in town, let me know. Contact info below.
I will post the remarks I made at the business meeting separately, and you all can support or decry my stated intentions there. I have a great many goals to improve the club and I hope to gain your support, both mentally as well as physically helping, in getting them done.
And lastly, I want to thank all the members of the club for not quitting en masse when you heard I was going to be your next President, haha!
Until next time, take care.
Barry Sherwood
CCA President 2025-2027
barry@sunset.net
530-570-2222
A special thank you to David Spragg, of course, for his 14 years of board service. Due to a mixup with the moving company that didn't show up to take our stuff to storage, I missed much of David's presentation at the volunteer dinner, but what I was able to see was very interesting (early Burt and other companies' items).
For those of you who were disappointed in the poker tournament structure, I can assure you it won't happen next year. I believe it was an honest mistake due to a misunderstanding by Southpoint staff about a request that was made to keep the game from running until the wee hours of the morning. They clearly overshot on that one.
I felt like I took a ton of selfies with as many people as possible but as I scanned through them this morning, I can see that I missed many of the people I visited with. I'll post mine in a separate message. I'm sure that Chuck Gajewski's and Jim Whobrey's photos will fill the gaps. Next time you see Chuck, ask him about the time I saved his life at the convention, LOL.
As promised in my remarks at the Business Meeting, I will endeavor to publish the minutes in the next day or so (not sure if they need to be "approved" by the board first).
I returned to Las Vegas next weekend, and we'll get started on inventorying the club's storage units. Rob Lang has agreed to help out for three days, and if anyone else would like to assist me while I'm in town, let me know. Contact info below.
I will post the remarks I made at the business meeting separately, and you all can support or decry my stated intentions there. I have a great many goals to improve the club and I hope to gain your support, both mentally as well as physically helping, in getting them done.
And lastly, I want to thank all the members of the club for not quitting en masse when you heard I was going to be your next President, haha!
Until next time, take care.
Barry Sherwood
CCA President 2025-2027
barry@sunset.net
530-570-2222
#15
Events / The Duratrans have been posted...
Last post by Jim Follis LM-3872-53 - Jun 06, 2025, 01:01 PM"Duratrans" a trade name for back-lit posters, are part of the CCA's Annual contract with the South Point for in-house advertising of the Convention and Show. It was noticed that 5 of them were put up, and thus begins the transformation at the South Point to host our 32nd Annual Convention and Show. The next step will be a repeating video promotion on the 2 marquees (1 on S. Las Vegas BLVD and 1 alongside the I-15), and the video board above the Show Room doors, facing the casino floor.
The Show starts Thursday, 12 June, and runs through Saturday, 14 June. It is open to the Public.
The Show starts Thursday, 12 June, and runs through Saturday, 14 June. It is open to the Public.
#16
General Discussion / Auctions: Ebay vs a collector ...
Last post by Marc Paolella - May 12, 2025, 07:55 PMI have a rack of chips from the closed Crystal Park Casino. I bought it at the Paulson Store in Atlantic City when they sold to the public back in the day. If I am going to sell them, which auction site would be best. Ebay is wide, but not very deep. Not sure if a lot of poker chip collectors use it. A forum auction site like PCF is also a possibility, but you're only dealing with a smaller population. Plus you have to deal with collecting the money, whereas Ebay handles all of that and people can pay with credit cards or whatever. I also considered posting to all the chip collector forums but using Ebay for the teansaction. Of course, they take a nice cut 
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. #17
Events / Re: 2025 Convention informatio...
Last post by Dan M R-9148 - May 10, 2025, 07:11 AMJust curious, is there some glitch in your forum software?
35,000 views and not one comment?
35,000 views and not one comment?
#18
History of... / 6. Caesars Republic (Tahoe) an...
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - May 09, 2025, 12:34 AMBack to the Harvey's conversion to Caesars Republic: The Caesars Entertainment parent company created the Caesars Republic brand / concept and first used it in naming a non-gaming hotel in Scottsdale Arizona, a Hilton Hotel. If you check out this Scottdale property online, you'll see some of the Caesars-affiliated restaurants that appear in other Caesars properties. Nationwide, in total, the suite of Caesars brands encompass about 50 casinos across America.
With the Caesars Republic-Lake Tahoe rebrand, there will be Gordon Ramsey and Vanderpump restaurants and a WSOP-branded poker room, among other Caesars-associated operators. A $160 million renovation, the construction will be ongoing for a year, into mid-2026, with the public spaces and the older tower rooms all part of the remodel.
The overall Caesars Republic concept seems to draw on Roman history – The Roman Republic existed for about 5 centuries, until 27 BC, including the reign of Julius Caesar. When Augustus Caesar took over, he became Emperor, and the Roman Empire period began. (At least that's the quick Roman History for Dummies version.)
Regarding the wolf logo, it's supposed to be a nod to "La Lupa", the she-wolf that raised the twins Romulus and Remus, the mythological founders of Rome. More info is on the Caesars Republic-Scottsdale website, if interested.
As to why the wolf logo has 3-color racing stripes (see sign pic below), I have no idea!!
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With the Caesars Republic-Lake Tahoe rebrand, there will be Gordon Ramsey and Vanderpump restaurants and a WSOP-branded poker room, among other Caesars-associated operators. A $160 million renovation, the construction will be ongoing for a year, into mid-2026, with the public spaces and the older tower rooms all part of the remodel.
The overall Caesars Republic concept seems to draw on Roman history – The Roman Republic existed for about 5 centuries, until 27 BC, including the reign of Julius Caesar. When Augustus Caesar took over, he became Emperor, and the Roman Empire period began. (At least that's the quick Roman History for Dummies version.)
Regarding the wolf logo, it's supposed to be a nod to "La Lupa", the she-wolf that raised the twins Romulus and Remus, the mythological founders of Rome. More info is on the Caesars Republic-Scottsdale website, if interested.
As to why the wolf logo has 3-color racing stripes (see sign pic below), I have no idea!!
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#19
History of... / 5. Grand Sierra Resort – Reno
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - May 09, 2025, 12:32 AMI stayed at Grand Sierra Resort for 3 nights – a first class property, with nice amenities, a large gaming floor with slots and live games and much more. The largest hotel-casino in Reno I'm told. Well maintained; busy, particularly on the weekend. However, there was more poker room action in the Peppermill and Atlantis, as least when I was there. The trend for electronic games replacing some live games (blackjack, craps, roulette) was evident, with both electronic and live versions coexisting on the floor. Even some "hybrid" games. It's a trend throughout the industry it seems.
I'll give style points to their live roulette tables – in addition to traditional dark wood wheels, GSR has two Ferrari-red wheels. Quite stylish, IMO. See pics below.
Some expansion news on the horizon at GSR: According to a Bellman I was chatting with, GSR will be breaking ground on a new hotel tower in July, at the north end of the property. It will also include an enclosed "stadium" for concerts and shows, sports contests and other events. About 2 years of construction ahead. The big get bigger!
Below: GSR and the red roulette wheel
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I'll give style points to their live roulette tables – in addition to traditional dark wood wheels, GSR has two Ferrari-red wheels. Quite stylish, IMO. See pics below.
Some expansion news on the horizon at GSR: According to a Bellman I was chatting with, GSR will be breaking ground on a new hotel tower in July, at the north end of the property. It will also include an enclosed "stadium" for concerts and shows, sports contests and other events. About 2 years of construction ahead. The big get bigger!
Below: GSR and the red roulette wheel
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#20
History of... / 4. Reno – downtown and around
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - May 09, 2025, 12:29 AMOf course, downtown Reno was ground-zero for legal gambling, even more than Las Vegas, going back to legalization in Nevada in 1931. Virginia Street and the famous Reno Arch overlooked Harold's Club, Harrah's and many, many more gambling establishments over the years, from sawdust- to carpet-joints. The action is much less nowadays; you "gotta get your mind right" (a la Cool Hand Luke) about today's Reno downtown, if you don't want to be disappointed. But there's still some nuggets to enjoy about downtown. First, the Eldorado / Silver Legacy / Circus Circus-Reno trio of connected casinos is impressive in the number of gaming square feet and number of hotel rooms in one place. No more live gaming at CC-Reno that I could see, but still impressive, as part of the Caesars Entertainment stable of properties.
South of the Reno Arch, many of the former casinos are closed – either boarded up or converted to hotel only or other uses. Sad, but that's the reality. The venerable Club Cal-Neva still stands though, since 1948. It has 3-stories of gaming, including slots and live gaming. I even did pretty well at a $10-minimum / single deck / 3:2 blackjack table there – where ya gonna find those features in fancy properties?
Elsewhere around downtown is the original Reno arch, next to the Automobile Museum (some of Bill Harrah's former auto collection is there). Also, the J Resort (formerly, Sands Regency), is nicely remodeled as of its 2023 opening.
I also managed to check out the Legends Bay Casino, built new and opened in 2022, as part of a suburban outdoor mall complex in Sparks. A nice locals-focused property that also caters to tourists, and with a mix of slots and live games.
I hit a few other casinos in Reno, including the Peppermill, Atlantis, Grand Sierra Resort and others, though I didn't make it to the large Sparks Nugget property. I stayed at GSR, so more on it in the next post. One interesting note about the Peppermill & Atlantis – I played in both poker rooms, and found that, for the chip-mold collector, there are 5 different molds in play concurrently at these two poker rooms: Paulson/H&C, GameCo, Game On, "PK" and Icon! (See pic below of the five $1 chips.)
Below: Pics from downtown Reno, including gaming properties, the Reno arch, and two closed casino signs that survive (The Nugget and Horseshoe-Reno).
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South of the Reno Arch, many of the former casinos are closed – either boarded up or converted to hotel only or other uses. Sad, but that's the reality. The venerable Club Cal-Neva still stands though, since 1948. It has 3-stories of gaming, including slots and live gaming. I even did pretty well at a $10-minimum / single deck / 3:2 blackjack table there – where ya gonna find those features in fancy properties?
Elsewhere around downtown is the original Reno arch, next to the Automobile Museum (some of Bill Harrah's former auto collection is there). Also, the J Resort (formerly, Sands Regency), is nicely remodeled as of its 2023 opening.
I also managed to check out the Legends Bay Casino, built new and opened in 2022, as part of a suburban outdoor mall complex in Sparks. A nice locals-focused property that also caters to tourists, and with a mix of slots and live games.
I hit a few other casinos in Reno, including the Peppermill, Atlantis, Grand Sierra Resort and others, though I didn't make it to the large Sparks Nugget property. I stayed at GSR, so more on it in the next post. One interesting note about the Peppermill & Atlantis – I played in both poker rooms, and found that, for the chip-mold collector, there are 5 different molds in play concurrently at these two poker rooms: Paulson/H&C, GameCo, Game On, "PK" and Icon! (See pic below of the five $1 chips.)
Below: Pics from downtown Reno, including gaming properties, the Reno arch, and two closed casino signs that survive (The Nugget and Horseshoe-Reno).
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