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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
2301 Edison Highway
Bakersfield, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1947, Close: c. 1985

Licensed card room originally owned by Chester (Chet) Thompson. Sold to Herbert C. Malouf in 1954, who owned it until 1984. Originally at 2300 Edison Hwy, and later at 2301 Edison Hwy. It was located next door to the "Lucky Spot Card Room".

T. R. King originally sold 2200 of the large crown "WDM" chips to W. D. McCreary, Chicken Coop, Ridgecrest, California. between 1951 and 1957. The rights of the chips were sold to Herbert C. Malouf, Chet's Club, 2301 Edison Highway, who bought 3400 more large and small crown chips between 1958 and 1973.

Listing from 1959 Kern County Yellow Pages, under "Card Playing Rooms" (Library of Congress). Undated photo (KGET.com)

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Casino Money
Table Chips (8) [QuickView]
CG052764 Show Casinos Obsolete
Added: 2022-02-17
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG052765 Show Casinos Obsolete
Added: 2022-02-17
Color: Brown
Inserts: 4 Yellow
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG052766 Show Casinos Obsolete
Added: 2022-02-17
Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Brown
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG184865 Show Casinos Obsolete
Added: 2022-02-17
Color: White
Inserts: 4 Blue
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS Gold
Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG052758 Obsolete
Added: 2011-11-05
Last Update: 2011-11-05
Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Purple
Mold: SCrown
CG052759 Obsolete
Added: 2011-11-05
Last Update: 2012-06-19
Color: Orange
Inserts: 4 Gray
Mold: SCrown
Contributed by: Jim Colbert
CG052760 Obsolete
Added: 2011-11-05
Last Update: 2011-11-05
Color: White
Inserts: 4 Black
Mold: SCrown
Image
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CG052761 Obsolete
Added: 2011-11-05
Last Update: 2011-11-05
Color: Black
Inserts: 2 Purple/Gold
Mold: SCrown
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (5) [QuickView]
CG280173 Show Casinos
Issued: 1951
Added: 2022-02-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG280174 Show Casinos
Issued: 1951
Added: 2022-02-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG280175 Show Casinos
Issued: 1952
Added: 2022-02-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG280177 Show Casinos
Issued: 1958
Added: 2022-02-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG280176 Show Casinos
Issued: 1973
Added: 2022-02-17
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (13)

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