CPC - ASM Casino Chips ... (1 Viewer)

[Blaster]

Just thinking ...
Just curious, anyone know if CPC has made any actual casino chips since taking over from ASM? ..
It seems there were a batch of Washington State ASM-chip casinos, such as Kenmore Lanes, That used ASM's, but has that continued? ( It also always seemed these casinos more often used "regular"molds, such as HHR & "A" vs the Casino-Only molds)...
Another thought, anyone know who the last Las Vegas and Atlantic City Casinos to use Burt / ASM chips were ?

 

[dennis63]

I've heard (from people who would know) that Trump Plaza, Atlantic City placed a large order with the last owner of the Burt Co., in the mid- 1980s.

Burt Co., became ASM shortly after the deal. This was due in part to some dispute over the finished chips that ended up in the courts, as I understand it.

Jim Blanchard took over ASM in 1988. I know Jim continued to make chips for licensed casinos for quite some time and very close to his retirement 20 years later.

It was always my impression that ASM made chips for us between large casino and card room orders to keep the employees working and machines in use.

 

[MacGrad]

It was always my impression that ASM made chips for us between large casino and card room orders to keep the employees working and machines in use.

And some of us are very thankful that Jim and David allow(ed) this to happen.

 

[dennis63]

And some of us are very thankful that Jim and David allow(ed) this to happen.

There's even more to be thankful for than you know. I'm pretty sure that everything ASM was making for the home market was done at cost, and maybe less, in order to keep people working. I think there was also some recognition by Jim and ASM that we really loved the chips.

And those larger casino orders helped to make this possible, too.

Now, with GPI controlling most of the casino market, the math is tougher for Classic.

I'd love to know if Classic is making chips for any licensed casinos, though David may not be able to say who.

 

[hod]

There's even more to be thankful for than you know. I'm pretty sure that everything ASM was making for the home market was done at cost, and maybe less, in order to keep people working. I think there was also some recognition by Jim and ASM that we really loved the chips.

And those larger casino orders helped to make this possible, too.

Now, with GPI controlling most of the casino market, the math is tougher for Classic.

I'd love to know if Classic is making chips for any licensed casinos, though David may not be able to say who.

I didn't quite appreciate this - it makes a whole lot of sense though, i.e. why every so often they would have a sale for solids for a hefty discount, off what was already a relatively cheap price.

 

[MacGrad]

There's even more to be thankful for than you know. I'm pretty sure that everything ASM was making for the home market was done at cost, and maybe less, in order to keep people working. I think there was also some recognition by Jim and ASM that we really loved the chips.

And those larger casino orders helped to make this possible, too.

Although we'll probably never know the answer (and I'm too lazy to go hunting on CT again), I always wondered what prompted Jim to expand his edgespot offering to the x14 offerings:

Was it the fact there was decent competition for the clay chip home market (Paulson, TRK, and BCC)?
Was there market pressure from Chipco / Nevada Jacks / ceramic chips?
Or did he grow fond of us / get tired of the constant requests by the avid chippers for expanded edgespot selections?

 

[dennis63]

I'm guessing that while we may eventually learn about what Old ASM and ASM Las Vegas made for casinos, I doubt Classic would be able (or wise) to tell us what casino chips they are making today for licensed casinos. I would assume a non-disclosure agreement is part of any contract for chip production. That's probably for both sides. Mr. Casino Owner can't reveal any information he acquires while working with Classic, and they can't reveal any information about clients for simple security reasons.

For most of us, it would be simply interesting to know that Classic makes chips for X casino. But if that got out, some people might try to use that to counterfeit chips.

I know I saw a casino house mold at ASM Las Vegas. It was from a casino in the Bahamas, I think, and they were using it to make chips when I was there in 2013.

Another interesting question might be, "How many molds does ASM actually have?" David would be wise to keep that one under his hat, too, since we would all be asking for the one mold that is not in production.

 

[rowlin]

Didn’t Kenmore Lanes use ASM chips for a while?

 

[Meddler2]

Didn’t Kenmore Lanes use ASM chips for a while?

Yes

 

[justsomedude]

Yes

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