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Became: Lake Elsinore Casino
20930 Malaga Road
Elsinore, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1968, Close: 1993

Owned by Tom McCracken, with partners. Opened with 20 tables, a restaurant, and a bar. It later expanded to 39 card tables.

T. R. King sold at least 22,500 of the small crown chips in eight denominations/colors to the Sahara Dunes (c/o Carl Reed and later Fred Tarnoff), Elsinore, California, between 1968 and 1971.

Grand opening advertisement from 9/11/1968 (The Fresno Bee).
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Casino Money
Table Chips (23) [QuickView]
CG046168 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2023-02-25
Color: White
Mold: H&C (LCV)

Attribution traced to Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998).
CG046169 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: BEIGE
Mold: H&C (LCV)
CG046170 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: BEIGE
Mold: H&C (LCV)
CG046171 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: White
Mold: H&C (LCV)
CG046162 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: White
Mold: SCrown
CG147011 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2015-07-13
Color: RED
Inserts: 4 Green
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Contributed by: Tim Harry

LCV version
CG046172 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: RED
Inserts: 4 Green
Mold: H&C (SCV)
CG046163 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: RED
Mold: SCrown
CG046173 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-11-11
Color: TAN
Inserts: 4 Orange
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Chip is still in use at Lake Elsinore card room/casino. This is the Sahara Dunes, original location, in Lake Elsinore. They use these very old .50 chips as commission chips in the 3- card poker table. Info provided by Fred Lamb
CG053356 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-11-11
Last Update: 2011-11-11
Color: TAN
Inserts: 4 Orange
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Contributed by: Tim Harry
CG046164 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: ORANGE
Mold: SCrown
CG202776 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2018-06-24
Last Update: 2018-06-27
Color: Blue
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: Stars
Contributed by: Charles Kaplan
CG046174 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-11-12
Color: BLUE
Inserts: 4 pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Contributed by: Jim Colbert
CG046143 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2022-10-11
Color: Blue
Mold: SCrown
CG046165 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: BLUE
Mold: SCrown
CG046175 Obsolete
Denom: $2
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2019-09-20
Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Orange
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Image
Needed		 CG046166 Obsolete
Denom: $2
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: Green
Mold: SCrown
CG046167 Obsolete
Denom: $3
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-12
Color: PURPLE
Mold: SCrown
CG046176 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2019-09-20
Color: Yellow
Inserts: 3 Brown/Blue
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
CG046144 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2022-10-11
Color: Yellow
Mold: SCrown
CG046177 Obsolete
Denom: $10
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2011-10-13
Color: BLACK
Inserts: 3 Orange/Purple/Orange
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Contributed by: Jim Colbert
CG046178 Obsolete
Denom: $20
Added: 2011-10-12
Last Update: 2019-09-20
Color: Brown
Inserts: 3 Purple/White/Purple
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Don Lueders
CG293395 Obsolete
Denom: $20
Added: 2022-10-10
Color: Brown
Inserts: 3 Purple/White/Purple
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Shungo Okubo

SCV (Small Cane Version)
Casino Collectibles
Ash Trays (2) [QuickView]
CG294298
Added: 2022-10-26
Contributed by: Doug Deems

4 1/4" smoked glass, white imprint
CG294299
Added: 2022-10-26
Contributed by: Doug Deems

3 1/2" smoked glass, red on white
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG285052
Issued: 1968
Added: 2022-05-20
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG285053
Issued: 1968
Added: 2022-05-20
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Match Books (6) [QuickView]
CG311216
Added: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. Los Angeles
Contributed by: Eric Miller

front strike
CG311217
Added: 2023-12-17
Last Update: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. San Diego
Contributed by: Charles Vowell
Updated by: Eric Miller
CG311218
Added: 2023-12-17
Last Update: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. San Diego
Contributed by: Eric Miller

variation: "Californias Largest Casino"
CG311219
Added: 2023-12-17
Last Update: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. San Diego
Contributed by: Eric Miller

variation: smaller manu-mark, phone # on center spine moves to front flap and is replaced with "Railroad Canyon exit.."
CG311228
Added: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. San Diego
Contributed by: Eric Miller

variation: larger manu-mark than CG311219
CG311229
Added: 2023-12-17
Mftr: Diamond Match Div. San Diego
Contributed by: Eric Miller

20 strike version
Total Items (33)

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