Illinois:

It is not real often I get a new Chicago chip. So, I just have to show it off.
Email from a friend:

I recently picked up some "CR" harp mold chips from the 750 Club, at 750 Rush St, in Chicago from a local seller. An outfit run game in the backroom of a nightclub. LMK if you need it.

Email Reply: How soon can you get it here?

Anyone have the black ones? I want one!

Needs a little research as I want to know who CR was and which outfit was running it. Will post an update as soon as I get the info.

It is not very often you see Arrow Dies outside of California and Nevada.
Illinois has two for sure.

Ed Hertel found the 2 Arrow Dies. If I remember right he got them from an heir that worked in the joints.

El Patio
Joe Tully
McClure, IL
1948
The Arodie and the T mold chips. Record card for T mold only.

Frog City
Cairo, IL
Late 1940’s-60’s

TGT lists both Frog City and El Patio Club as Cicero, IL. We have a record card for chips to the Cicero El Patio. For sure there were 2 locations using the same name.

Ed is quite sure on the Frog City as Cairo, IL. Possible there were two of them also? Also possible TGT is wrong on the Cicero location.

Both McClure and Cario are closer to the southern part of IL. Near Cape Girardeau, which was a big cluster of illegal casinos.