Below are three casino chips with three different denominations from three different casinos in three different locations. But there is something that they share in common, the initials "CJ JK".
o $1 Holiday Inn, Aruba
o $5 Palace Casino, Suriname (Dutch Guiana)
o $25 Flamboyant, Curacao
"CJ" is for Clifford Jones and "JK" is for Jake Kozloff. Clifford Jones was the one time Lt. Governor of Nevada. Prior to that he was a lawyer who was instrumental in the openings of many of the famous early Las Vegas casinos. Jake Kozloff was a Pennsylvania Brewery owner who took his fortunes to Las Vegas to get into the casino business. Sometime in the late 1950's, Jake and Cliff found themselves no longer welcome in the state of Nevada. They took their knowledge and skills and introduced casino gambling to many of the Caribbean islands. Chips with the "CJ JK" initials are usually very rare 1st editions.
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