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The Chip Board Archive 25

A pair from underground card clubs during the

poker boom. First, a Fish Street chip missing from most (all, maybe) other collections:

Looks fake, but it's real. I played in a tournament with those chips. This place is long gone, but I would not be surprised to find out there's still a club at the same address.

The second is also a tough chip to find. This place closed when someone had a heart attack there. The police showed up with the ambulance, the owners got (righfully) scared and closed up shop. Soon after, a lot of places got raided.

Michael Siskin

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"Down at the end of Lonely Street..."
A pair from underground card clubs during the
I enjoy these themed posts
Thanks Jim & Michael! grin
No Lonely Streets in Reno. Just vibrating ones!

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