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#31
Identification Help / Players Island Commemorative C...
Last post by Lolacho - Nov 25, 2024, 09:21 AMI have two $5000.00 Players Island chips encased in hard plexiglass. One includes a silver gaming token. Any idea how to get a value on these? I can't figure out how to attach pictures.
#32
History of... / Re: Golden Slot Club / Fortune...
Last post by Steven Miller LM-1069-245 - Nov 24, 2024, 01:44 PMThanks.
#33
History of... / Re: Golden Slot Club / Fortune...
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - Nov 23, 2024, 11:44 AMSure, use it as-is or edit as needed, if you think readers would like it.
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#34
History of... / Re: Golden Slot Club / Fortune...
Last post by Steven Miller LM-1069-245 - Nov 23, 2024, 09:31 AMBob, is it ok for me to use this in the next issue of the magazine?
#35
History of... / Re: Golden Slot Club / Fortune...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Nov 22, 2024, 05:37 AMThat ginormous slot machine leaning over the entrance is super intimidating!
#36
History of... / Golden Slot Club / Fortune Clu...
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - Nov 21, 2024, 10:45 PMThe Golden Slot Club, and later the 2nd Fortune Club, are early examples of thematic casino architecture that Las Vegas is famous for. Golden Slot Club operated from 1955 to 1958, at 22 E. Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. It offered table games (21 and craps) and slots. See exterior picture and example of their small-crown mold chips below. Most of the pictures shown are from MoGH/ChipGuide.
After that, Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club took over the unique façade for another 8 years from 1958 to 1966. Cecil Lynch even brought the Fortune Club sign with him when he moved from the original location, at 109 E. Fremont Street (on the South side of the street), to its new home across Fremont Street and up one block. (Compare the Fortune Club sign in its original location, next to the Nevada Club as transported to the new building). The several operators of the Nevada Club evidently split up, with some expanding its existing location, while Cecil Lynch took the Fortune Club name and opened a slots-only place with the giant slot machine sign that references the slots inside.
The Golden Slot Club façade was fabricated over an existing storefront downtown by YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company), the maker of lots of iconic casino signs, large and small, around Las Vegas. This façade mimics a 1940's-50's era Jennings Sun Chief slot machine, except for the cowboy-hatted update over the front entrance.
After the Fortune Club closed in 1966, the building housed various non-casino businesses, including Girls of Glitter Gulch with its famous "Vegas Vickie" cowgirl on top. Fast forward to today, and inside Circa is the restored "Vegas Vickie", beautifully lit in neon at the cocktail lounge that carries her name!
A final thought on Las Vegas architecture: Themed architecture and Las Vegas casinos have gone hand-in-hand for decades. The original Last Frontier and Frontier Village brought western ranching to LV in the 1940's, and numerous other themes – Showboats, Jay Sarno's Caesars Palace and Circus Circus, desert themes like the Dunes and Desert Inn, and many more. More recent themes include cities – New York New York, the Venetian, Paris – and eras – Luxor and Excalibur and others. Themed architecture seems to be taking a break right now, with recent openings like Resorts World and Fontainebleau. But maybe it will be back. In the meantime, reflect on 1950's downtown LV when you could play the slots inside a giant slot machine!
The Golden Slot Club / Fortune Club façade was torn down before I was of gambling age, but with help from the ChipGuide and a little research, I can enjoy them anyway. Thanks for reading.
Want more on the unique themed architecture of Las Vegas? Try this 2017 book: The Strip – Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream, by Stefan Al. See pic below.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.
After that, Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club took over the unique façade for another 8 years from 1958 to 1966. Cecil Lynch even brought the Fortune Club sign with him when he moved from the original location, at 109 E. Fremont Street (on the South side of the street), to its new home across Fremont Street and up one block. (Compare the Fortune Club sign in its original location, next to the Nevada Club as transported to the new building). The several operators of the Nevada Club evidently split up, with some expanding its existing location, while Cecil Lynch took the Fortune Club name and opened a slots-only place with the giant slot machine sign that references the slots inside.
The Golden Slot Club façade was fabricated over an existing storefront downtown by YESCO (Young Electric Sign Company), the maker of lots of iconic casino signs, large and small, around Las Vegas. This façade mimics a 1940's-50's era Jennings Sun Chief slot machine, except for the cowboy-hatted update over the front entrance.
After the Fortune Club closed in 1966, the building housed various non-casino businesses, including Girls of Glitter Gulch with its famous "Vegas Vickie" cowgirl on top. Fast forward to today, and inside Circa is the restored "Vegas Vickie", beautifully lit in neon at the cocktail lounge that carries her name!
A final thought on Las Vegas architecture: Themed architecture and Las Vegas casinos have gone hand-in-hand for decades. The original Last Frontier and Frontier Village brought western ranching to LV in the 1940's, and numerous other themes – Showboats, Jay Sarno's Caesars Palace and Circus Circus, desert themes like the Dunes and Desert Inn, and many more. More recent themes include cities – New York New York, the Venetian, Paris – and eras – Luxor and Excalibur and others. Themed architecture seems to be taking a break right now, with recent openings like Resorts World and Fontainebleau. But maybe it will be back. In the meantime, reflect on 1950's downtown LV when you could play the slots inside a giant slot machine!
The Golden Slot Club / Fortune Club façade was torn down before I was of gambling age, but with help from the ChipGuide and a little research, I can enjoy them anyway. Thanks for reading.
Want more on the unique themed architecture of Las Vegas? Try this 2017 book: The Strip – Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream, by Stefan Al. See pic below.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.You cannot view this attachment.
#37
General Discussion / Re: Seeking Ideas for a Conven...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Nov 15, 2024, 05:57 PM"Where collecting and history meet"
#38
General Discussion / Re: Seeking Ideas for a Conven...
Last post by Bob Miksztal R-8909 - Nov 04, 2024, 09:50 AMMaybe "all about chips...and more!" ?
#39
History of... / Cuba stuff on MOGH; Kudos to D...
Last post by Bob Pardue CLM-0003-40 - Nov 03, 2024, 01:04 PMOn occasion, I do searches on MOGH's ChipGuide, just for entertainment and education. (The ChipGuide is a "national treasure" for all casino collectibles/gambling history enthusiasts, IMO.) I perform a search on Dice from Cuba, just to see what comes up. I have a few dice and a few chips from Cuba, but not my specialty area at all. Just doing this for fun. All pics shown are from MOGH/ChipGuide.
So, here's my payoff.
1. Dice from Habana Hilton, with map of Cuba on one side.
That's fun! Next dice from Wilbur Clark's place in Cuba. (The Wilbur Clark of LV Desert Inn fame.)
2. Next, some dice from the Tropicana in Cuba. Various pairs, including a Left Clark's pair with a handgun pic on one side. Very provocative -- you won't see that in today's casinos! There's more to Lefty, via Miami & mob, but I'll leave that for another time.
3. The Cuban Tropicana entire listing is a treasure trove of info and pics. Linked here:
http://chipguide.themogh.org/cg_chip2.php?id=CUHATR&s=&v=158230579
Some of their chips say "Monte Y Dado". After some translating, it appears Monte is a Spanish gambling game (see Wikipedia "Monte Bank" listing) and "Dado" can be Spanish slang for dice. So, special chips for the Monte and Craps tables it would seem? Didn't know any of that until now.
My shoutouts of appreciation to the following:
--MOGH/ChipGuide. What a national (international!) treasure, and searchable!, for all things casino/gambling related.
--"Go-with" collectors of all things beyond chips. I mostly collect chips, but without all the other collectibles (dice, cards, players cards, postcards, advertising, ephemera, historical stuff, etc.) it wouldn't be as rich.
--All the contributors who share their images for the rest of us to see. Thanks!
Now, will one of our Cuban specialists please publish a book on the area? Something like the "Noir Afloat" book that's about off-shore California gambling? That would be amazing! I need to hang out with the Cuban specialists at the next chip show.You cannot view this attachment.
Now, here's images, as many as I'm allowed to post. Enjoy.
So, here's my payoff.
1. Dice from Habana Hilton, with map of Cuba on one side.
That's fun! Next dice from Wilbur Clark's place in Cuba. (The Wilbur Clark of LV Desert Inn fame.)
2. Next, some dice from the Tropicana in Cuba. Various pairs, including a Left Clark's pair with a handgun pic on one side. Very provocative -- you won't see that in today's casinos! There's more to Lefty, via Miami & mob, but I'll leave that for another time.
3. The Cuban Tropicana entire listing is a treasure trove of info and pics. Linked here:
http://chipguide.themogh.org/cg_chip2.php?id=CUHATR&s=&v=158230579
Some of their chips say "Monte Y Dado". After some translating, it appears Monte is a Spanish gambling game (see Wikipedia "Monte Bank" listing) and "Dado" can be Spanish slang for dice. So, special chips for the Monte and Craps tables it would seem? Didn't know any of that until now.
My shoutouts of appreciation to the following:
--MOGH/ChipGuide. What a national (international!) treasure, and searchable!, for all things casino/gambling related.
--"Go-with" collectors of all things beyond chips. I mostly collect chips, but without all the other collectibles (dice, cards, players cards, postcards, advertising, ephemera, historical stuff, etc.) it wouldn't be as rich.
--All the contributors who share their images for the rest of us to see. Thanks!
Now, will one of our Cuban specialists please publish a book on the area? Something like the "Noir Afloat" book that's about off-shore California gambling? That would be amazing! I need to hang out with the Cuban specialists at the next chip show.You cannot view this attachment.
Now, here's images, as many as I'm allowed to post. Enjoy.
#40
General Discussion / "It's More Than Chips"
Last post by Mike Nawrocki R-8733 - Nov 03, 2024, 08:47 AMHow about a spin on the entirety of the casino collectibles hobby - with the convention theme this year focusing on the collectibles other than the chips? (Silver Strikes, Cards, Ashtrays, Matchbooks, Swizzle Sticks, Postcards, etc.)
Other variations:
"Its About More Than Chips"
"We're About More Than Chips"
....
With the end of physical Casino Chips seeming more and more likely to arrive within the next 10-20 years, a pivot to make sure we are not entirely reliant on Chips seems like a logical message to promote.
Add your additional ideas Please!
-- Mike
Other variations:
"Its About More Than Chips"
"We're About More Than Chips"
....
With the end of physical Casino Chips seeming more and more likely to arrive within the next 10-20 years, a pivot to make sure we are not entirely reliant on Chips seems like a logical message to promote.
Add your additional ideas Please!
-- Mike