Well one last stop at Sams Town before driving home rounded out the trip. All in all this was a great experience. We branched out “off the strip” and found a couple pretty cool spots. We absolutely loved Sams town even though we were only there maybe 2 hours tops. Ambiance was great there, or at least to us and first time seeing a bowling alley with people actually bowling since pre pandemic. Jerry’s nugget 3 dollar craps.
Trip started with a stop at Jokers Wild on the way into Vegas. And got my players card and all gitty..... no craps table. Back to the cashier “do you guys have any chips as souvenirs?” “No, and I’m not sure they will bring back craps”. So we left smelling like an ashtray and off to Paris (originally booked Planet Hollywood but they moved us because PH is closed during the week).
Posted about first session already, and thought I would hit Bally’s a lot harder because I had my best roll there and those tables were hard! But the lady and I love Ellis island. Went every day and played 4/5 days. Easily pocketed roughly 20 chips each day. One of the first days at Ellis island I asked for some ones for change and that’s when the cashier gives me 5 and says “here’s 5 these are brand new never been used” that’s when I got my first taste of NEW CHIPS! And I couldn’t get it out of my mouth! She seemed excited to tell me they were new.
Stopped at circus circus one night but again.... “no craps till Friday” (Casino was DEAD), well we said let’s go, and I went back to cashier put $22 down and said “can I buy some chips?” She said “how many, like one?” I said “can I get more than that?” She said “like one?” I said “I’ll take whatever you can give me” she turned and asked someone “can I get 10 dollar chips” I jokingly said “ok, I’ll take 20 if you can” she came back and said “I’ll give you 10, we usually only give out one” I talked with her for about a minute or so about my last time here was as a child probably around 1994. She was very nice and accommodating.
Another session at Paris while lady was at the gym.
Had emailed Jerry’s nugget week before going inquiring about craps and table games manager told me he would comp me 20 bucks for the restaurant there! Well we went, it’s prob in the worst part of Vegas but we enjoyed this casino pocketed about 30 chips, while at the cashier cashing out with a win, I asked “do you have and good looking dollar chips?” (I could literally hold 4-5 chips in the air with just the top chip.) well he says “sure I can get you 10 we have some new ones in the back.” Well hell I got that taste again and was pondering how to complete my barrel. Asked the lady she’s like “you are crazy, you need to stop” so I said screw it went up with 12 bucks and just said “I’m trying to complete a barrel do you think I could get 10 more of those new ones those are nice!” He looked perplexed “what, a barrel?” “Yeah a barrel of 20” “sure I’ll be right back” gave him the 2$. Fiancé actually took a picture of me at the cage because she thought I was that “crazy”
Back to Ellis island. Left with more, asked cage if I could get some of those new $1 chips they look nice, “ we can give you 5.
Last day hit Ellis one more time just to eat , new cage lady and just went and asked about the new ones and I was looking for a shuffle stack. “Shuffle stack?” “Yes, basically 10 chips” well she says no problem counts out 10 gently used chips then exchanges them for 10 mints! Next hit Westgate and Fremont got some Circas and a single from other places we played.
On the drive home tried Sams town and got some there.
Paris, Bally’s, Circa and Sams would not sell/exchange chips for me. Paris I asked a dealer hey you have change for a 10 he jokingly said I’ll give you 9 I need to make a profit, I said sure 9 is fine he said “no no no” and got 10 just like that.
Ellis, Jerry’s and maybe circus circus would exchange.
Almost every cage/cashier where I tried to exchange I would ask with an extra 2 bucks. Everyone one of them looked perplexed what the 2 dollars was for them was very thankful.
Total 241 $1, 7 $5.
41 brand new!
Condition circa and Ellis best. Few good Bally’s and flamingo. Few good Sams. Tried to post some pics for future harvests.
Was harvesting what I thought were “good” at Paris and circa they all looked good, Sams and Jerry’s most juice and tires.
Again I would say I was at best “casually” harvesting. Really just playing craps whenever the lady wanted to. Fun experience and this chip journey has taken me to 3 new places I never would have even thought of going. Sorry for the long winded post.... just sharing my experience.
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