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Re: Mystery Solved - Arawak Hotel
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Curious how an ad helped confirmed the chips?

There was a famous Arawak Hotel in Jamaica that was the center of a gambling controversy in 1958.

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Mystery Solved - Arawak Hotel
Good detective work, Charles! grin
Re: Mystery Solved - Arawak Hotel
The Information That I Found
Supposedly pictures from Jamaica somewhere..
Also: St. Petersburg Times, 02/07/1958
How about a matchbook?
The chips are $ currency. The F was used in F.W.I
Maybe I'm missing it...
The $25 color combo is interesting, too. Yes, the
Re: Mystery Solved - Arawak Hotel
grin Only one problem, Charles. Though there was ~~~
I Agree, Moving Chips Back to Jamaica

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