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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
Dallas, Texas
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1940s, Close: 1940s

The Maurice was one of Benny Binion's places before he became the king of downtown Las Vegas. He ran craps games at the Maurice with his associates James Worsham and Herbert Noble. When police raided the Maurice in 1944, Benny decided to condemn the gambling there and moved the action elsewhere, inviting all the partners except Noble. This sparked the flame that would erupt into the Dallas Gambling Wars that pitted Binion against Noble. Years of bloodfeuding ended with Noble finally being assassinated and Binion forced to flee Texas for Las Vegas.
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Casino Money
Table Chips (3) [QuickView]
CG157396 Obsolete
Issued: 1940
Added: 2016-02-15
Last Update: 2018-07-26
Color: White
Mold: Harp
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: W and B
Catalog#: TXMRC01
Contributed by: Frank Chalfant

This chip was ordered in 1940 by James Worsham at the Maurice in Dallas, Texas. The "B" on the chip could stand for Binion.
CG212850 Obsolete
Issued: 1945
Added: 2018-10-03
Last Update: 2018-10-03
Color: Blue
Mold: Hub
Inlay: HS
Logo: WW
Catalog#: TXMRC02
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

James Worsham
Maurice Hotel
909 Main St
Dallas, TX (1945)
CG212851 Obsolete
Issued: 1945
Added: 2018-10-03
Last Update: 2018-10-03
Color: White
Mold: Hub
Inlay: HS
Logo: WW
Catalog#: TXMRC03
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

James Worsham
Maurice Hotel
909 Main St
Dallas, TX (1945)
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG291772
Issued: 12/30/1940
Added: 2022-09-06
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg
CG261367
Issued: 11/29/1945
Added: 2021-02-26
Last Update: 2022-09-06
Mftr: Mason
Logo: WW
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (5)

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