Poker chips

Absolute Poker was an online poker site, not a casino. What is documented about the company and what collectors report about its physical chips and the scarce $5,000.

Bally's Las Vegas history from MGM Grand to Horseshoe, and what is known about the 1992 house-mold chips collectors seek, including the $100.

Which chips the World Series of Poker used at Binion's Horseshoe, the Paulson T25 and the rest of the 1987 set, and what collectors say about their rarity and origins.

The Boulder Club on Fremont Street operated from 1929 to 1960. What is known about the casino and what collectors say about its original hot stamp chips.

Who made casino and collector poker chips besides Paulson: Bud Jones, Bourgogne et Grasset, Blue Chip Company, T.R. King and Chipco, and what is documented.

How casino cash and tournament chips differ, why tournament chips use T-denominations, what milling and relabeling involves, and how to spot a relabeled chip.

Collector names such as Camino Casino, Derby Gran Casino, Huntington Park, Casa Mango and Chicken $100, with what is and is not established about each.

History of the Empress Casino in Joliet and Hammond, what collectors know about its primary and secondary chip sets, and how to avoid confusing it with Empress Star.

Identify Empress Star, Aurora Star, Pacific Star and NPS chips: cash versus tournament sets, manufacturer claims, variants and buying checks.

The difference between fantasy, novelty and counterfeit chips, signs of a fake or altered chip, safe buying habits, and reputable collector references.

Why casinos and card rooms made chips worth less than a dollar, how collectors use them in home games, why they are scarce and what to check before buying.

The collectors' condition grades, what to avoid when cleaning chips, the mineral-oil method collectors discuss, and sensible storage including for leaded chips.

What HSI means on chip forums, the verified history of Horseshoe Southern Indiana, and what collectors report about its primary and secondary Paulson chips.

Compression-molded clay-composite, ceramic and injection-molded chips compared, with what edge spots, inlays and hot stamps are and how each is applied.

A practical checklist for working out who made a casino chip and roughly when: rim mold, weight, size, surface, edge spots, hot stamp or inlay, and trusted catalogs.

History of the Riverside Hotel in Reno under Jessie Beck, and what can and cannot be established about the 500-chip leaded TRK Riverside set traded among collectors.

Which Lady Luck casinos existed, their dates, and why a request for Lady Luck 50 cent chips needs the venue identified before you buy.

What leaded casino chips are, which years collectors associate with them, how weight is used to spot them, the 2008 Paulson settlement and CDC guidance on lead.

Who Paul-Son was, how it became part of GPI, what THC means, how SCV, LCV, RHC and IHC molds differ, and what collectors say about Paulson hot stamps.

Poker chip terminology explained: THC, SCV, LCV, RHC, IHC, 3D14 and 8V edge spots, T25, fracs, barrels, racks, primary and secondary.

What a collector thread says about the discontinued PokerStars festive deck, who makes plastic playing cards, and how to check what you are buying.

History of the President Casino on the Admiral in St. Louis and the never-opened New Yorker cruise project, and what collectors know about the PCA and PNY Paulson sets.

History of the Sands on the Las Vegas Strip from 1952 to 1996, and why a request for Sands $1 chips cannot be answered without knowing which Sands is meant.

Splash opened in 1992 at Mhoon Landing, Mississippi, and closed in 1995. What the Museum of Gaming History records about its chips and what to check before buying.

Verified history of the Sundance on Fremont Street (1980 to 1987), later Fitzgeralds and The D, and what is and is not known about Sundance $25 collector chips.

Guide to the collector-commissioned Tiger Palace Paulson chips: primary, secondary and hot stamp sets, variant identification and buying checks.

History of the Tropicana (1957-2024) and Aztar's Caruthersville casino, plus what collectors report about the Tropicana house-mold cash set and the Aztar MO dollar chips.