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ChipGuide
ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
1125 High Street
Delano, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1970

Also called "Gemo's Cocktail Lounge". Owned by James H. Moore.

The attribution of the H&C and small crown chips to Gemo's in Delano is traced to Armin Pfaender's California Chip Guide (2013). Note: the small crown chips were sent to Torrance which is 160 miles from Delano. This may be a mis-attribution.

T. R. King sold 1725 of these small crown chips in five denominations to Jack Swank, 16518 Daphne, Torrance, California, in 1979. Clarence A. Swank (aka Jack Swank), resident of Torrance, was a professional gambler. He was arrested in 1969 in Los Angeles for interstate gambling charges related to horse fixing (see "Archive").

Listing (third from top) from the 1979 Delano Yellow Pages, under "Cocktail Lounges".

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Casino Money
Table Chips (6) [QuickView]
CG072085 Obsolete
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: Green
Mold: H&C (LCV)

Attributed in The Gaming Table (5th Ed., 2017)
CG072087 Obsolete
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2022-04-02
Color: White
Inserts: 4 Purple/Black
Mold: SCrown

Attributed by the Staeffler California Card Room Chip Guide.
CG072088 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2012-04-21
Color: Blue
Inserts: 4 Purple/White
Mold: SCrown
CG072089 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2012-04-21
Color: Yellow
Inserts: 4 Purple/White
Mold: SCrown
CG072090 Obsolete
Denom: $20
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2012-04-21
Color: Black
Inserts: 4 Purple/White
Mold: SCrown
CG072086 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2012-04-21
Last Update: 2012-04-21
Color: Black
Mold: H&C (LCV)
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG282560
Issued: 1979
Added: 2022-04-02
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG282561
Issued: 1979
Added: 2022-04-02
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (8)

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