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Apparently the folks over at CBS didn't like the use of the name, so the 1st issue was destroyed and the casino's name changed to just the 'Sports World' casino.
According to the C&W 4th edition, this was located in a strip mall across from the Stardust Hotel. Although the years of the casino are listed as 1997 - 2001, I have no memory of it (of course, there's no reason I would); I do however remember the strip mall (or at least a strip mall) across from the Stardust Hotel, as that is where the Paulson retail outlet was located. I remember going there several times, purchasing my first set of 600 'Casino de Isthmus City' chips in 1998. I recall when I purchased them the Paulson associate actually told me the story that too many of us have seen repeated on eBay-- that they were used movie props that they had repurchased from the production company at the end of filming. I also remember asking them about the $10 chips and the plaques, as those were the only denominations I remembered from the movie, to which they gave me a dumbfounded stare. It took my loading up the VCR when I got home to realise that I the chips I had purchased were an awesome set of fantasy chips, and nothing more 
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Incidentally, that same year I was graduating from college, and my parents had given me $100 to buy a graduation present. I came back with the chips and a nice $100 wooden case from the Paulson store in which to store them. I'm not sure that's what they had in mind when thinking about a present, but they were happy that I was happy. 18 months previously I had also been given a Beanie Baby as a gag gift when I finished an internship. It turns out that "Righty the Elephant" was something that (at the time) collector's held in high esteem. I sold it for $250 to finance the chip purchase .
In any case, I have probably confused the strip mall of the casino and the strip mall of the retail store entirely (and someone please clarify my understanding), such that this chip and my memories associated with the strip mall are even more unrelated. 
Should that be the case, I promise to fill future posts with even more superfluous commentary, just to be consistent. 
Brent J. Jensen
orbis non sufficit
P.S. The $10 in the set below is the real prop
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