THE STORY SO FAR....
The Big Easy Casino was a supposed to be a day cruise casino boat operating out of Florida, but it never actually operated. We procured the chips from a businessman who, in his own words, “personally removed these chips from the casino vault from boxes labelled ‘New Chips’”. They have been stored in a climate controlled warehouse ever since.
When I saw the chip face for the first time, I immediately knew they were legitimate. Shortly after joining the forum almost a couple years ago, I had seen this exact inlay on a series of roulette chips from an owner of a dealer school (also in Florida) who got a significant portion of his chips from other local day cruise operations that had gone out of business. I also recognized the mold pattern from some chips that were on offer last year by another forum vendor, so could immediately pin them down as Bud Jones. Target acquired!
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THE CHIPS
These are premium injection molded plastic chips made by GPI from the Bud Jones S2 line for the Big Easy Casino, Riviera Beach, Florida. They are either brand new or quite lightly played, as the casino was never actually opened to the public. They are cash chips in denominations of $1, $2.50, $5, $25, $100, and $500. There were no other chips (tournament, roulette, etc.) available as part of this acquisition.
I have proof that there were clay chips made for this casino, though I don’t know where the rest may have ended up, or if there are any clay tournament chips out there somewhere. Certainly, the previous owner did not know, either.
UPDATE: Some of the $1 chips were stored in suboptimal conditions, so while they remain overall exceptional in condition, some may have edge blemishes and require light cleaning. The chip faces and the inlays are in pristine condition.
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THE SALE
The chips being offered have been organized into mixed-denom cash sets of 500 chips each and tournament-appropriate sets of 320 chips each, which maximizes their playability while working with the total inventory by denomination that was available. These breakdowns have been made to ensure that things can be sorted, repacked, and shipped in an efficient and predictable manner, and that helps to keep the overall price as low as we can.
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The sale will officially start at 10am Pacific Time (1pm Eastern Time, 6pm GMT) on Friday, November 29, 2019. Meanwhile, you may use the information above to start budgeting and planning your purchases. Please keep in mind the total availability and any quantity restrictions on the limited stock items. There will be two sale threads: one for purchasing Sets and Add-Ons, and a second one for those who want ONLY Sample Sets and nothing else.
Here is a useful template that can be used when ordering:
The Big Easy Casino was a supposed to be a day cruise casino boat operating out of Florida, but it never actually operated. We procured the chips from a businessman who, in his own words, “personally removed these chips from the casino vault from boxes labelled ‘New Chips’”. They have been stored in a climate controlled warehouse ever since.
When I saw the chip face for the first time, I immediately knew they were legitimate. Shortly after joining the forum almost a couple years ago, I had seen this exact inlay on a series of roulette chips from an owner of a dealer school (also in Florida) who got a significant portion of his chips from other local day cruise operations that had gone out of business. I also recognized the mold pattern from some chips that were on offer last year by another forum vendor, so could immediately pin them down as Bud Jones. Target acquired!
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THE CHIPS
These are premium injection molded plastic chips made by GPI from the Bud Jones S2 line for the Big Easy Casino, Riviera Beach, Florida. They are either brand new or quite lightly played, as the casino was never actually opened to the public. They are cash chips in denominations of $1, $2.50, $5, $25, $100, and $500. There were no other chips (tournament, roulette, etc.) available as part of this acquisition.
I have proof that there were clay chips made for this casino, though I don’t know where the rest may have ended up, or if there are any clay tournament chips out there somewhere. Certainly, the previous owner did not know, either.
UPDATE: Some of the $1 chips were stored in suboptimal conditions, so while they remain overall exceptional in condition, some may have edge blemishes and require light cleaning. The chip faces and the inlays are in pristine condition.
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THE SALE
The chips being offered have been organized into mixed-denom cash sets of 500 chips each and tournament-appropriate sets of 320 chips each, which maximizes their playability while working with the total inventory by denomination that was available. These breakdowns have been made to ensure that things can be sorted, repacked, and shipped in an efficient and predictable manner, and that helps to keep the overall price as low as we can.
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The sale will officially start at 10am Pacific Time (1pm Eastern Time, 6pm GMT) on Friday, November 29, 2019. Meanwhile, you may use the information above to start budgeting and planning your purchases. Please keep in mind the total availability and any quantity restrictions on the limited stock items. There will be two sale threads: one for purchasing Sets and Add-Ons, and a second one for those who want ONLY Sample Sets and nothing else.
Here is a useful template that can be used when ordering:
| QTY REQUESTED | ITEM | ITEM CONTENTS |
| Base Cash Set | 200x $1, 200x $5, 100x $25 | |
| Tourney Set | 20x $1, 100x $5, 100x $25, 80x $100, 20x $500 | |
| Sample Set | 1x $1, 1x $2.50, 1x $5, 1x $25, 1x $100, 1x $500 | |
| A La Carte (Add-On): $2.50, rack only | 100x $2.50 | |
| A La Carte (Add-On): $1 | 1x $1 | |
| A La Carte (Add-On): $5 | 1x $5 | |
| A La Carte (Add-On): $25 | 1x X25 | |
| A La Carte (Add-On): $100 | 1x $100 | |
| <<< Shipping Destination | Choose USA, Canada, or International |
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