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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
Gardena, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1930s, Close: 1950s

These "EPC" hot stamp chips (various molds) were likely used at several card rooms/casinos owned (or co-owned) by California and Nevada casino entrepreneur Ernest (Ernie) Jay Primm (b. 1901 - d. 1981). They may have been used before more casino specific chips were ordered.

In Gardena, California, Primm co-owned the "Embassy Palace" in the late 1930s, the "Monterey Club" in the 1940s, and the "Rainbow Club" in the 1950s and 1960s. In Reno, Nevada, he co-owned the "Palace Club" and the "Primadonna Club" in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a silent partner in other card rooms/casinos.

T. R. King order cards indicate that Large Crown chips with this hot stamp were used at the "Monterey Club" and possibly the "Fortune Club" in the 1940s (see Order Cards).

Photograph of Ernie Primm (Courtesy of Greg Primm).

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Casino Money
Table Chips (1) [QuickView]
CG125755 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2014-04-15
Last Update: 2014-04-17
Color: Red
Mold: Arodie
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: Casino
Contributed by: Russ Baker
No Cash Value Chips (3) [QuickView]
CG155013 Obsolete
Added: 2016-01-02
Last Update: 2023-01-25
Color: Dk Blue
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: Casino
CG210537 Obsolete
Added: 2018-09-07
Last Update: 2023-01-25
Color: Yellow
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: Casino
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG114695 Obsolete
Added: 2018-10-17
Last Update: 2023-01-25
Color: Green
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: HS
Logo: Casino
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

same both sides
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG282348
Issued: 1943
Added: 2022-03-29
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG282347
Issued: 1946
Added: 2022-03-29
Last Update: 2022-03-30
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles

Dick Elgin and Dewey Richards were the owners/operators of the Fortune Club in the late 1940s.
Total Items (6)

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