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Became: Gold Nugget Club
1021 6th St.
Sacramento, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1938, Close: 1957

Originally owned by Henry Nunes, and managed by Danny Nunes. Danny was arrested in 1940 at the club for making an illegal payoff to a pinball machine game winner. An active bookmaking operation was reported there in 1946. Fred and Jack Giacomo took over ownership of the club in 1953. The club closed in 1957 and became the "Gold Nugget Club".

Attribution of the small-key-mold chips from Armin Pfaender's California Chip Guide (2021). Listed as "location unknown" in The Gaming Table (2017).

Advertisement from 9/1/1938 (Sacramento Bee)

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Table Chips (4) [QuickView]
CG052332 Obsolete
Denom:
Added: 2011-11-02
Last Update: 2011-11-02
Color: beige
Inserts: 3 Black
Mold: SmKey
CG052334 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Added: 2011-11-02
Last Update: 2011-11-02
Color: red
Inserts: 3 Green
Mold: SmKey
CG052335 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Added: 2011-11-02
Last Update: 2011-11-02
Color: Green
Inserts: 3 Red
Mold: SmKey
CG052336 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2011-11-02
Last Update: 2023-04-23
Color: Blue
Inserts: 3 Red
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS-Gold
Total Items (4)

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