"Pre-Stakis buying ventures" can you explain please what do you mean by this? and also this "late-1980s"?

Very interesting to find out "WEST CLUB" and pinpoint the club and the location for that matter. Just last night I got an email somebody asking me about "SEAGULL CLUB"? No much to go on but the chip has the UK monetary system on it.

Chevalier Casino was his first casino which opened in Feb 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland first in the country. Reo Stakis incorporated the Stakis Casino Limited in January 3, 1964 to handle casino division.

Stakis Plc was founded in 1947 when he was in restaurants and bar business to start with.

Stakis had 30 casinos in Mar 31, 1998 sold the entire casino empire including 54 four star hotels and 70 health clubs to Hilton Group 1999. The casinos where rebranded to Ladbrokes Regency or Ladbrokes Sporting Club or simply Ladbrokes Casinos.

These are some of the most active of the Stakis affiliates companies - Evasdor Ltd, Patmor Ltd & Liland Ltd casino license holder associated with Stakis in May 1979 –Dec 31, 1979.

There is a long history between these lines given above - worth studying.

Jack Webster, Stakis: The Reo Stakis Story, ISBN 1873631979 maybe your local library might have it. There are other books and special case studies done on Reo Stakis by different universities in Scotland as well as outside.

Did you get my email on ID for your "E.C." - chips?