Hi Bob, To my knowledge the first official black club in Las Vegas was located in an area of town known as Block 17. Its name was the Idle Hour Club.(1934) I believe it was the first Black club recognized to operate gaming legally. At that time all the other casinos (White and some Black) were in Block 16 some legal others not. Whites could go into any casino Blacks could also play in the White establishments but were discouraged too. The Moulin Rouge was a legal club found around 1955. the primary reason it was developed was because race relations had deteriorated to such an extent Blacks wanted a place to go. It was owned by White owners. It ran into some difficulty and was closed by Federal agents; who confiscated all assets including chips. I am not sure what the allegation involved but it really makes no difference to the story. When the agents closed the place customers, dealers, etc. were grabbing anything and everything they could get their hands on including chips.<g> Cutomers were running out of the place with handfuls 0f $100.00 chips. This was the primary reason the government drilled what was left in inventory. An interesting note - if you look at the "Can-Can" girl chip you will see a similarity yo the "Show Girl" on the Last Frontier chip. This was because they were designed by the same person who owned, or was an owner of both places. (Cont.)