... Chips. If anyone knows of any other dragon chips not listed here, please let me know. Also, if anyone can provide updated information for those marked with the asterisks, I'd appreciate that, too.

Finally, I have 25 of the 35 chips listed. If anyone has any of the ten I'm missing for trade or sale, I'd be interested in obtaining them. The missing ten are the three chip set from Hollywood Park (if it is ever released), the five chip set from Viejas and the two Wendover "Asian 2000" chips (Silver Smith & State Line). Thanks.

CHINESE NEW YEAR 4689 (2000 AD)
YEAR OF THE DRAGON CHIPS CHECKLIST

CALIFORNIA

O -1- Bicycle Club, Bell Gardens, CA - $25 Chipco Black/Gold Dragon & Club Logo
* O -2- Bicycle Club, Bell Gardens, CA ----- $100 (?)

O -3- Commerce Club, Commerce, CA ----- $25 Paul-son Dragon & Club Logo

** O -4- Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, CA ----- $2.50 PMSC (Chipco) (??)
** O -5- Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, CA ----- $5 PMSC (Chipco) (??)
** O -6- Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, CA ----- $8 PMSC (Chipco) (??)

O -7- Lucky Chances, Colma, CA
---------- $8 Chipco Placque w/ Dragon & Statue of Liberty (Ltd. 2000)

O -8- San Manuel Indian Nation, Highland, CA ----- $5 Chipco Dragon

*** O -9- Viejas Casino & Turf Club, Alpine, CA --- 1 of 5 set of $5 chips (??)
*** O -10- Viejas Casino & Turf Club, Alpine, CA --- 2 of 5 set of $5 chips (??)
*** O -11- Viejas Casino & Turf Club, Alpine, CA --- 3 of 5 set of $5 chips (??)
*** O -12- Viejas Casino & Turf Club, Alpine, CA --- 4 of 5 set of $5 chips (??)
*** O -13- Viejas Casino & Turf Club, Alpine, CA --- 5 of 5 set of $5 chips (??)

NEVADA

O -14- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $5 Paul-son Chinese Junk (Ltd. 888)
O -15- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $25 Paul-son Chinese Junk (Ltd. 222)
O -16- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $100 Paul-son Chinese Junk (Ltd. 88)
O -17- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $5 Paul-son Red Dragon (Ltd. 888)
O -18- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $25 Paul-son Red Dragon (Ltd. 222)
O -19- Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, NV -- $100 Paul-son Red Dragon (Ltd. 88)

**** O -20- Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
---------- $1 Paul-son "2000" Green Dragon & Chinese Writing (Ltd. 500)
**** O -21- Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
---------- $5 Paul-son "2000" Green Dragon & Chinese Writing (Ltd. 400)
**** O -22- Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
---------- $25 Paul-son "2000" Green Dragon & Chinese Writing (Ltd. 500)

O -23- Riviera, Las Vegas, NV ----- $5 Paul-son Green Dragon (Ltd. 789)

O -24- Harrah's, Reno, NV ----- $5 Chipco Black Dragon & Casino Logo

O -25- Silver Legacy, Reno, NV ----- $5 Paul-son Red Dragon & Casino Logo

O -26- Silver Smith, Wendover, NV ----- $5 Paul-son Dragon (Ltd. 250)
O -27- Silver Smith, Wendover, NV ----- $5 Paul-son "Asian 2000" (Ltd. 250)
***** O -28- Silver Smith, Wendover, NV
--------- No Denomination Plain mold Dragon (Ltd. ??)

O –29- State Line, Wendover, NV ----- $5 Paul-son Dragon (Ltd. 750)
O -30- State Line, Wendover, NV ----- $5 Paul-son "Asian 2000" (Ltd. 750)

---------- Note: The basic designs of the Silver Smith and State Line
---------- $5 dragon chips are the same; ditto the "Asian 2000" chips.

NEW JERSEY

O -31- Tropicana, Atlantic City, NJ
---------- $5 Paul-son Red Dragon & "2000 Year of the Dragon"

WASHINGTON

O -32- Golden Nugget Casino, Tukwila, WA
---------- $8 Bud Jones green Dragon & casino logo
O -33- Pete's Flying Aces Casino, Tukwila, WA
---------- $8 Bud Jones green Dragon & casino logo

---------- Note: The basic design of these two chips is the same;
---------- dragon on one side, three 8's on the other.

CANADA

O -34- Casino Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
---------- $5 Paul-son red Dragon & Falls
O -35- Great Canadian Casino, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
---------- $5 Paul-son green Dragon

* Although I have one coming, I haven't actually seen this chip or a scan yet, so don't know if it is the same basic design as the $25.

** Last I heard (from Mel Jung at the NorCal meeting), Chipco was still having trouble producing these chips. It is unknown to me when or even whether they will ever get produced/released.

*** I know of these chips thanks to Richard Staeffler; however, I have not seen them or a scan, so don't know what they look like.

**** I have provided the number of each of these chips based on information previously seen in eBay ads and on the chip board. I have also seen other numbers, though these totals seem most authoritative.

***** Like the Mandalay Bay chips, this chip was distributed only to high rollers (apparently as collectible give-away). I have seen only one of these offered for sale (by Terry Lazarus).

Acknowledgements --- In addition to the people mentioned in the foregoing notes, thanks to others who have provided information (either here or on eBay) upon which I have based this checklist:

Larry Pang (whose original list was the inspiration for this one and provided the bulk of the chip list)

John Yee (whose great scans of dragon chips was most impressive; wouldn't care to post an update, would you John?)

Steve Piccolo & Jim Pierre (for information re and scans of the Tukwila & Commerce chips)

Andy Hughes (for information re the Four Queens chips)

Richard Staeffler (for information re the Viejas set; can you provide additional details for us Richard?)

Larry Hollibaugh (for information re & scans of the Reno & Wendover chips; got any of the Asian variety available for sale/trade, Larry?)

Joe Watanabe (for information re and scans of the San Manuel chip)

John Bell (for information re and scan of the Great Canadian chip)

And to all those from whom I have obtained one or more of these chips, including several of those mentioned above, as well as David Moore, Alec Garcia, Steve Blust, Bob Gabel & Peter Bosdoganian, who made several trips to the Bicycle Club to get me one of their $100 chips.

----- jim o\-S