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Okku's Historical Casino Videos & Random Fun Stuff (5 Viewers)

Today we wrap up the topic of the newly discovered hoard of Sands casino TR King chips that were found and shown online. These chips are originally from 1962 and are brand NEW. I spoke with a few well known collectors, one being James Campiglia and we talked about the possibility of these being the real chips or some that were re-produced like another collector and I thought. After discussing on the phone with James we looked at the order card that is on ChipGuide and found out that the Sands had ordered 30,000 chips in 1962. 20,000 of those chips being $5s, 7,500 of them being $25s and 2,500 of them being $100s. That is a LOT of chips and was basically a brand new order for the whole casino. Swap out the old ones and replace them with these. The casino most likely didn't need to use all of the chips so there was an overstock in inventory which can give us the possibility of there being many racks of these brand new minty chips out there. Not only the $5s, but the $25s and $100s are possibilities because I'm sure they weren't using all of the chips. I'd like to say that these are real and considering that they have the leaded weight to them as well. Chips that were made later on might not have been the same weight as formulas, compositions and other factors change with regulations. This is some insane stuff that has happened, but it was bound to happen with the hobby. Hope you enjoy!

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Today we go visit an antique store that I've been to once before and found some pretty nice chips at. This go around I was not expecting to find a Z1 rated chip from a small casino in Las Vegas. That chip being a $1 hot stamp Christy and Jones chip from the Sneak Joint Casino that opened in 1970. I don't know much about this casino, but will have to do more research about it so I know the history. It's a casino that isn't talked about much and that could be another reason why the chips are rare. This chip I was able to pick up for $125 as seen in the video, but the last two that I could find that sold on eBay for $795 in 2018 and $490 in 2011. This chip has been on my want list for some time, but I never expected to find it at the place I did. I also got some Nevada Club decks along with some Continental Casino 25 centers for a bargain price (in my opinion). Then, we stopped by Spinettis to check it out and show what goodies you might be able to find next week if you wanted to drop by and check out their inventory of chips and goodies. Hope you enjoy!

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Today I get to show you guys a special opportunity that I was able to have this weekend at the annual CCA Convention at the South Point casino. I had an educational seminar which was all about "How the Chip Market is Affected by Large Finds". I thought it went really well and I got tons of positive feedback about the seminar itself and how I handled it. We talked about different hoards that were found over the past year or two and how they have affected chip prices either in a positive or negative way. Afterwards we had a great discussion which everyone in the room felt welcome into joining and putting their input into. I had so much fun and there's a chance that I'd like to do another seminar next year. I wasn't expecting the room to be full by any means and it made it that much better because it was and being able to see so many faces that I knew.

Here's the link, enjoy:
 
Today we quickly talk about some large crown chips that I acquired about a year ago or so that were ordered for Mrs H. L. Andrews in 1959. These are TR King Large Crown chips that have HLA stamped onto them (both sides). "T. R. King sold 700 of these large crown chips in five colors to Mrs. H. L. Andrews, 4576 Calle Redondo, Phoenix, Arizona, in 1959." (ChipGuide) Being that these are Large Crown chips makes them more interesting to me because when most people think about TRK many think of the Small Crown chips. I immediately would too, but the Large Crown mold is very underrated as I've said many times before. It gives me a more "vintage" feel/vibe. It feels more classy to me. Although I don't think I've ever felt a leaded Large Crown chip, nor do I know if TRK ever made them, the Large Crowns are awesome, amazing, wonderful whatever words can describe them. Especially when they are in great shape like these chips are. One day I'd love to be able to find the rest of the chips to have the full set all together once again like it was in the late 50s and early 60s. Hope you enjoy!

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Welcome back! Today we quickly talk about why I decided to move all of my crypto offline onto my Ledger. Over the past few weeks many have seen two major exchanges pause withdrawals, deposits and trading. Those two being Celsius and Voyager. I'm sure they won't be the only two that will do this and I'm sure a few more will do it as we continue to go downwards. We are officially in a crypto winter and a recession so it's only best to stay safe and make sure that your crypto is somewhere safe. Moving all my crypto into my Ledger is the safest option out there. I still have a money locked in Celsius and Voyager, but I don't think they are going anywhere. They will be safe there for now. I wish I would have known about this earlier, but I'm glad I got them offline as soon as possible.

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Today we talk about the history of the Town Tavern & New Town Tavern casino that was located at 600 Jackson Ave on the westside of Las Vegas. Jackson Ave. was the strip for the black community during the 50s/early 60s. You could find casinos like the Brown Derby, El Morocco Club, Cotton Club, Moulin Rouge and many others were located. The Town Tavern was located at 600 Jackson Ave. right at the corner of Jackson and F St. At the time that it was open it was said to be the place to go. The Town Tavern was known for it's gambling among other forms of entertainment. Primarily being dancers, bands, live shows and similar types of performances you could see up and down Jackson Ave at the time. Inside you could find a few blackjack tables, few craps tables, poker, slot machines and keno. It was said to be more of a lounge where everyone got together to hang out and have a good time while being able to gamble in the same establishment. When the Town Tavern first opened up it was under black ownership and I believe around 1958 is when Earl Thurman took over the business as new chips were put into play along with new dice featuring a Top hat with gloves. There is a possibility of Chinese ownership at one point during the Town Tavern's existence. On July 6th of 1959 the Town Tavern was renamed the New Town Tavern and it was still a hot spot on Jackson Ave. Over the course of the upcoming years it would change hands several times before closing on December 30th of 1970. It would then reopen in 1981 and the new owner sold it to Green and Associates. Which was made up of Cubie Bush, Elijah Green, Clarence Ray and 5 others. The Town Tavern was almost by itself at this point and truly the last casino on the westside. It operated until 1993 when it was sold again. The new owners then renamed it the Ultra New Town Tavern and got new chips made. At the time they advertised they had 36 slot machines and 2 gaming tables which if I were to take a guess they were blackjack tables. Unfortunately it didn't last too long and in 2003 the ceiling collapsed and in 2010 the city closed it due to its deteriorated condition because the owners were unable to secure funds for redevelopment. Today the building is still standing, there is a sign at the top that reads Tokyo Casino as there was plans in 2016 to revive the building with a new casino. It was going to have 100 slot machines and would not be open 24 hours a day. The owners' wanted it to have a 400 room hotel as well, but nothing was actually done from my knowledge. It is still standing as the original building with a new sign. Hope you enjoy!

I know there's many of you on here with Town Tavern $1 & $5s ;)

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Cool videos! I haven't seen any of these before but I will put some time in to binge these. Love watching this kind of stuff
 
The MM/WW TRKs have been traded to a good friend of mine who's initials are MM. They will be at a great home.
It won't be the last time I'll be seeing those chips.

On another note, I'll be posting some racks for sale from my collection either tonight or tomorrow morning to clear up some space for future chips. Got some racks that I just don't use and it would be nice for someone else to have them. Be on the look out for that in the classifieds.
 
Welcome back! Today we do something fun and create/design a custom chip set using classicpokerchips.com. CPC has been around since 2014 and has been able to bring the closest thing to real casino chips to the public similar to ASM, Burt Co., TR King, Portland Billiard Ball Company and so many other companies have done in the past. They have a variety of different molds to choose from. Small and Large crown being my favorite and a wide range of different edge spots variations as well to make the chips exactly how you'd like them. I like to say, whatever your mind can think of is almost all possible. There are hundreds if not thousands of people in the world that have ordered from CPC already and I've seen some very impressive sets. There are people that wait months to get these sets and it's all worth it. I've only heard positive things from people who have ordered and one day I'd like to order myself. Create something I've always dreamt of. Hope you all enjoy!

Here's the link:
 
Nice video, as usual !

In fact some actual casinos uses ASM/CPC.

And with today's price for Paulson, it's nice alternative to get affordable compression molded chips (if you stick <= L3 and one of the 6 cheaper mold).

Also, it can be used to re-create/ approximate rare sets from the past, ... There is a nice topic about this here on PCF.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...-your-favorite-paulson-trk-or-bcc-sets.46777/
 
Kid_Eastwood said:
Nice video, as usual !

In fact some actual casinos uses ASM/CPC.

And with today's price for Paulson, it's nice alternative to get affordable compression molded chips (if you stick <= L3 and one of the 6 cheaper mold).

Also, it can be used to re-create/ approximate rare sets from the past, ... There is a nice topic about this here on PCF.
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...-your-favorite-paulson-trk-or-bcc-sets.46777/
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Thanks for sharing this! I didn't know a thread like this existed so that's awesome to see. I definitely think it's a great alternative for Paulsons. Instead of spending lots of time to find the real thing, create your own with a twist and boom! You've got an awesome set that everyone can enjoy.

Of course it's always nice to have the real thing, but sometimes those prices are expensive!
 
Today we quickly talk about some new chips that I got. These three chips being TR King Co. manufacturer samples or souvenirs that they produced. I currently have 1 Large Crown and 2 Small Crown versions with one more Large Crown version on the way. I've always wanted these chips as something to showcase TRKs palette (I guess we could say). I know there are more of these out there so I'd love to collect more if they are available. I've been chasing these for some time now and it would be a dream to have a full range of these one day! Hope you enjoy!

Here's the link:
 
Today we talk about how my collection has evolved over the past 2 & 1/2 years into what it is today. It's amazing how much I've learned, grown, shared and more with the chip hobby. Most of the chips that I've acquired have stayed with me and there has been very few chips that have left my hands. A majority of my collection has turned into building sets which I've had a blast doing. Trying to find chips from the same casinos or building a mixed set with similar molds. I still collect singles here and there, but I wouldn't say as much as I used to. Although my recent singles that I've gotten have got to be some of my favorites. I'll let the video talk for itself. Hope you enjoy!

Here's the link:
 
Today we quickly go over the new promotion that is going to be happening at the El Cortez from August 25 – 28, where you can receive up to 2 Vintage El Cortez Casino chip Keychains when you earn 500 slot base points. There has been some interesting discussion online about whether or not the chips that are being given out as promo items are real or not so I wanted to discuss that. We go over the possibility of that, how I determined that they weren't and the values of the "real" chips. It is a unique and exciting promotion that the El Cortez is doing, but if they were real that would be some serious money being given out. From a fun collectibles standpoint I do think it's a great idea and very fun! Hope you enjoy!

Posted this on TheChipBoard too and wanted them to know this. I know that this is already settled, but I recorded this last night and wanted to get my two cents in. Hopefully clear things up and inform others about this as I did see some that did believe they could have been real chips that were found in the "back of the safe".

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For those that could be wondering if the chips are real, here is what it looks like in person. Funny enough they had them for sale in the gift shop so I went and bought 2 of them. They were $7 per keychain. Just a single sided, glossy laminated inlay put onto something in the middle to represent a chip. Total size of the chip is about 39mm and the total diameter of the keychain is 43mm.

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So the $1 aren’t even real (new) chips?
 
Today we talk about the upcoming SNCCC Fall Collectibles show that will be at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino from Sept 23-24th from 9:00 am-5:00 pm both days. At the show you'll be able to find collectible chips, dice, matchbooks, playing cards, slot gloss, tokens, silver strikes and much more! If you enjoy casino collectibles or anything to do with casinos this might be something that will interest you. There will be over 35 dealers! So, there will be plenty to choose from and I hope that there is a great turn out. I know that I will be there so I hope to see people and I hope that everyone has a fun time!

Here's the link:
 
Recently acquired these chips via eBay with a project in mind that I've never done before, but I'm pretty excited about to try. These are Harrah's Reno $5 TRKs from the 60s. I've only ever really seen these chips drilled, not sure if I've ever seen one undrilled in person. So, with the project in mind to possibly relabel these with newer labels and recreated artwork I decided to work on the art side of things today quickly and was able to recreate the label pretty well. I'm very happy with this. I'll have to print out some test labels and see how they work. The only thing I tested out on Saturday was putting a laminated label over the inlay section as it is now and I was able to feel the drilled hole only when I really was somewhat pressing on the center section. If I glided my finger over you wouldn't have really noticed it which was nice. Enough talking, I'll let you guys see the chips and the recreated label that I placed onto a CPC mockup.

If anyone has any tips for designing I'm all ears as I'm always willing to learn and get some input.

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Okku said:
Recently acquired these chips via eBay with a project in mind that I've never done before, but I'm pretty excited about to try. These are Harrah's Reno $5 TRKs from the 60s. I've only ever really seen these chips drilled, not sure if I've ever seen one undrilled in person. So, with the project in mind to possibly relabel these with newer labels and recreated artwork I decided to work on the art side of things today quickly and was able to recreate the label pretty well. I'm very happy with this. I'll have to print out some test labels and see how they work. The only thing I tested out on Saturday was putting a laminated label over the inlay section as it is now and I was able to feel the drilled hole only when I really was somewhat pressing on the center section. If I glided my finger over you wouldn't have really noticed it which was nice. Enough talking, I'll let you guys see the chips and the recreated label that I placed onto a CPC mockup.

If anyone has any tips for designing I'm all ears as I'm always willing to learn and get some input.

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Hey @Josh Kifer - possible to soften milled chip shavings and plug the holes?

@Okku I’d worry that folks, feeling the hole, would poke and prod. You could easily slap on another label, though. Just curious how hard it would be to plug?
 
warma said:
possible to soften milled chip shavings and plug the holes?
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if this is possible that would be probably the best thing to do. I had someone recommend possibly using spackle and just filling it in. Mainly used for drywall stuff, but not sure how it would work on chips. Worth the experiment though.
 
Here's test #1. I see some tweaks I can make to the design to make it that much more similar, but I think it's good that it isn't exactly the same. Just in case they were to be sold off to someone else that they would know that they aren't the real thing. Here's a side by side to show the front and the back.

Final labels will be laminated and I am planning on filling in the center with a puddy of some sort so that's hard and you won't feel it through the inlay.

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Okku said:
Here's test #1. I see some tweaks I can make to the design to make it that much more similar, but I think it's good that it isn't exactly the same. Just in case they were to be sold off to someone else that they would know that they aren't the real thing. Here's a side by side to show the front and the back.

Final labels will be laminated and I am planning on filling in the center with a puddy of some sort so that's hard and you won't feel it through the inlay.

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Wish I could remember where I saw it, but someone, some where on PCF had mentioned their experiments on how to fill drilled chips
 

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