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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
515 Oxnard Boulevard
Oxnard, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1937, Close: 1949

T. R. King sold 1000 of the Mont Clair font large crown "JT" chips in four denominations to Joe Yabes, 401 N. Garfield, Oxnard, California in 1950. Yabes was arrested in 1944 for operating a domino gambling game at 719 Oxnard Boulevard, and again for an illegal Oxnard gambling operation in 1947 (see "Archive").

T. R. King sold 1400 of the Script font large crown "JT" chips in five colors to J. T. Diaz, 613 Oxnard Boulevard, Oxnard, California, on 7/5/1945. Diaz was arrested in 1944 for operating a dice game at 515 Oxnard Boulevard. He had a card table license for the "Club Monte Carlo" (544 South Oxnard) from 1948 to 1951 (see "Archive").

Eastman's Illustrated Guide to California Card Room Gaming Chips & Checks (1998) associates both of these chips with the "Diaz Cigar Store", 515 Oxnard Blvd.,(1937-1949) owned by J. T. Diaz.

Advertisement from the 12/18/1944 (Oxnard Press Courier).

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Casino Money
Table Chips (2) [QuickView]
CG039348 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-07-13
Last Update: 2022-01-11
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Contributed by: Barry "barrychip" Weintraub
CG039349 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-07-13
Last Update: 2022-01-11
Color: Orange
Mold: LCrown

Color not listed on the T. R. King order card.
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (3) [QuickView]
CG276682
Issued: 1945
Added: 2022-01-11
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG276653
Issued: 1948
Added: 2022-01-11
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG276652
Issued: 1950
Added: 2022-01-11
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (5)

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