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  1. The Story of the $5 Hooters Girls Casino Chips

    On February 2nd, 2006, the brand new Hooters Casino Hotel opened on the spot of the old Hotel San Remo casino. Everyone is familiar with the Hooters restaurant chain, their sexy waitresses, and the Hooters Girls swimsuit pageants and calendars. The corporate leadership though that adding a theme casino just off The Strip in Las Vegas would be a great fit for the brand. Dealers and servers alike were dressed in the iconic tight white tank tops and orange shorts. To further promote the brand, ...
  2. Closed/Renamed Las Vegas Casinos Since 2000

    Las Vegas is in a constant state of change. Time marches on. Casinos can only last so long before they close their doors. Their fate can be loud when they are imploded, or quiet when they simply slip into the hands of new ownership. New buildings are raised. Names are changed. Since the new millennium, a total of 38 casinos have met their end in Las Vegas (not including North Las Vegas or surrounding towns). For us casino chip collectors, that means chips that were once easily had for a dollar ...
  3. The Story of the Showboat $1 Casino Chip

    In 2008, Mrs. Sandy Marbs was widowed and living on Social Security. She had recently discovered eBay as a way to earn a few extra dollars. She had been clearing items from her house and creating auctions on eBay for a few months now. The knickknacks sold for $5-$30 and she was happy with the additional income they provided. One of the items she decided to sell was an old $1 casino chip from the Showboat Casino in Las Vegas. She and her husband had visited Las Vegas 47 years earlier and, for ...
  4. Election Day Casino Chips

    Casinos have hopped on the Election Day bandwagon over the years too. Not to be left out, the Four Queens had issued these two $5 limited edition chips back in 2000 during the Bush vs. Gore presidential race. They only produced 1107 of each of these chips as shown by the "LTD 1107" marking on the chips. Casinos don't usually produce these odd numbers, but from the date of the election just below this mark, you can deduce that the quantity of 1107 reflected the date of the election ...