Thanks, Gene! It really was a lot of fun. When Gene asked me to research Frank A. Weaver, I didn't have much faith I'd learn anything useful. That moment when I opened the 1956 Polk directory and saw he was owner of Reno Card Room was pure excitement. It's what chip collecting is all about. The history, the thrill of discovery.

I was a little disappointed when Reno Card Room was not in Kling's Book, The Rise of the Biggest Little City. That turned to absolute glee when Gene found it in Fuller's book. Finding the approval records in the GCB minutes was exhilirating, and seeing the ad in the newspaper was glorious.

To me, the big unanswered question is, why did they go out of business so fast? Nobody buys a license for one month. I think they got shut down. The best theory is something not kosher with Johnny's Bar. Maybe selling drinks in the card room, maybe playing cards in the bar. It just might be Ralph Tucker, Frank's attorney, was Bud Tucker, co-owner of Johnny's Bar, and someone took offense at less than full disclosure. I will continue to look for an answer. At any rate, Frank and his card room disappear from Reno in 1957.

At any rate, these chips represent the rediscovery of a long lost piece of Reno history. In that sense, they represent the joy and wonder of chip collecting.