The first thing about the St. James Club is that it is not close to the airport. About 45 minutes - avoiding the goats along the way. On the map below, the St. James Club is close to English Harbor (10).

The casino there was very small - basically there for the guests to have something to do at night. I have stayed at the resort twice, and found most of the guests to be from the UK and Canada.

The casino did not open until 8pm (and I have heard stories that it would often open later than that). No shorts were allowed - pants/trousers only. I know the casino manager had some spare pants in the back if necessary.

Here were the chips I picked up from the tables in 2006:

The casino manager wanted to get rid of the older crown/elephant mold chips and offered to sell me all he had at face, but I just got just a few.

He also sold me a few "rare" $5 chips. Apparently these $5s looked so much like the $2.50s that they were pulled because the dealers were getting confused. The $2.50 chip is on the left and the "rare" $5 is on the right. The "rare" $5 was replaced by the $5 shown in the scan above.

I have seen other variations of the St. James' chips (not sure if they are from Antigua):

Well, I went back in April 2007 determined to get more of the crown/elephant mold chips, "rare" $5 chips and some $1s. When I got to our condo @ St. James, I put on suitable casino clothes and went to the casino. I saw this:

Apparently the Antiguan tax laws relating to casinos changed on April 1, 2007, so they decided to shut their doors.

The casino was independently operated from the resort. When I talked to the hotel manager in 4/07, he did not think another casino would open. At that time they were considering what to do with the space - dance club, arcade, recreation center, etc.