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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
1257 Broadway Street
Fresno, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1929, Close: 1970

Owned by Robert W. Vollbrecht from 1933 into the early 1960s. Originally located at 2037 Fresno Street, it moved to 1257 Broadway around 1950. Was first raided for an illegal poker game in 1934. A reporter visiting in 1943 counted three poker tables as being active (see "Archive").

Advertisement from 12/31/1942 (The Fresno Bee).

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Casino Money
Table Chips (4) [QuickView]
CG043529 Obsolete
Added: 2011-09-03
Last Update: 2011-09-03
Color: BLUE
Mold: DiaSqr
CG043526 Obsolete
Added: 2011-09-03
Last Update: 2023-02-22
Color: Green
Mold: ZigZag
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub

Attribution traced to Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998).
CG043527 Obsolete
Added: 2011-09-03
Last Update: 2023-02-22
Color: Dk Blue
Mold: ZigZag
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Attribution traced to Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998).
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CG043528 Obsolete
Added: 2011-09-03
Last Update: 2011-09-03
Color: White
Mold: ZigZag
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (4) [QuickView]
CG277928
Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-01-25
Last Update: 2022-05-01
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles

Note: the back side of the card has a re-order from 1959, 14 years after the last order.
CG283872 Show Casinos
Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-05-01
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG283874 Show Casinos
Issued: 1949
Added: 2022-05-01
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG283873 Show Casinos
Issued: 1951
Added: 2022-05-01
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (8)

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