token at the Long Beach Coin Show. Large brass coin, matches the one you show. Since it is stamped Bakersfield, it casts doubt on its use in Merced, though anything is possible. Second thought, maybe not as exceedingly rare as you think, in that I was able to find one in a coin seller's album. Or maybe just luck? Third thought, I wonder if the Star Club in Bakersfield was a strip joint rather than a card room? The general style of the token calls to mind similar coins of different firms that were girlie XXX places around Los Angeles.

Thanks for your posting, though: I recognized the chip immediately whereas otherwise, I would have overlooked it.

Now, did I buy a Treasure or just Half a Lap Dance???