Majestic Star (Gary - IND)
Another great casino rack brought to PCF-community by Jim from The Chip Room @TheChipRoom during the Black Friday sale 2021 (link)
Majestic Star Casino consisted of two casino gaming boats on Lake Michigan in Gary, Indiana's Buffington Harbor, owned and operated by The Majestic Star Casino, LLC. They opened in 1996 as two competing casino boats, sailing for gambling tours on alternate hours, until in 2002 Indiana legalized gambling on stationary boats. Majestic Star acquired the adjacent Trump Casino in 2007 and renamed it Majestic Star II.
The two boats each had three floors of gaming, with a combined 1,900 slot machines, table games, a high-limit VIP room, a poker room, and a baccarat room. Dining options included a steakhouse and a buffet.
The casinos closed in April, 2021. One license was transferred to the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, located inland in Gary
(source: Wikipedia - link)
Jim posted this before the sale:
First the story. We had a deal in place to purchase the primary and secondary for the MS chips. Upon closing of the Majestic Star, the gaming commission required the primary chips be stored under surveillance until the redemption period had expired. Hard Rock sold the boat and removed all surveillance and the new property did not have surveillance set up. As a result, the Gaming Commission ordered the primary to be destroyed and allowed the secondary and NCV chips to be sold. One big problem. When the MS opened, after covid shutdown, the secondary chips were put into play and the primary chips were moved to secondary.
Opinion of chips. The lower denominations are very worn, some might call them bicycle tires. They are dirty too. I instructed my workers to pack the boxes with as many chips would fit per barrel. So in some cases that would be 21 or even 22. $500 on up will all stand on edge. They went through 2 slightly different logo variations and are both mixed in, along with some anniversary and le chips. The 43mm chips have some rack check marks and are dirty, but not bad shape considering the age.
Cash chips (39mm RHC & 43 mm IHC)
$1
$2.5 (aka snapper)
$5
$25
$100
$500
$1000
$5000
Pictures courtesy of The Chip Guide (link) & @PhillyB
Tourney chips (36 mm)
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