I have such a chip in my collection, also. Hope I didn't take a bath on it.
There are references to this being a short-lived card room (1968) in Mission Beach.
Mission Beach Bathhouse is in the National Register of Historic Places:
http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/78000753.pdf
See also Item # 50 on 100 Lost Buildings of San Diego, where it's described as a casino:
http://www.sohosandiego.org/reflections/2006-2/100lostbuildings.htm
In all likelihood, Bathhouse 37 if it existed as a casino, was an illegal operation.
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