New Casinos / New Chips Thread (4 Viewers)

Here are the old Isle of Capri (Kansas City) chips. That is the only casino in Kansas City that I have not visited. Main reason is no poker. Since it is in Missouri maybe Jim is on this already.
 
davislane said:
Adding to this, Twin Rivers has rebranded both Casinos it recently acquired in the aforementioned acquisition. Isle of Capri Kansas City MO and Lady Luck Vicksburg MS has been rebranded to Casino KC and Casino Vicksburg respectively. Hopefully, they make their way to PCF sale sooner rather than later.

https://casinokc.com/acquisition/
https://casinovb.com/acquisition/

Given Twin Rivers's tendency to rebrand casinos upon acquisition there is a high likelihood that Ballys will also be rebranded should that deal go through.

Only time will tell if more chips become available. fingers crossed.
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Had some stop by this week at Casino KC. No new chips yet but was told they are on the way. I

isle Of Capri Vicksburg was slots only when sold so unless twin river puts tables back in I would so no.
 
I just spotted the new Circa chips (opened Oct 28). Sadly, oversized inlay and THC.
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Nice enough inlay, but I'll probably only get a sample $1, provided the pandemic ends someday.
 
Poker Zombie said:
I just spotted the new Circa chips (opened Oct 28). Sadly, oversized inlay and THC.
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Nice enough inlay, but I'll probably only get a sample $1, provided the pandemic ends someday.
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Genuinely good faith question, at the expense of maybe sounding like an a$$hole... is the "oversize inlay" repulsion maybe a generational thing? I'm 23 and all my friends are 21-26--every time we've gone to Mohegan Sun, Ballys, or even Turning Stone, almost all of them have commented on how much they like the chips. Anecdotal, sure, but they didn't comment on the chips at RW Catskills or the rest of AC. As for PCF, almost every time someone compliments oversize/full-art inlays, it's like a bat-signal for @BGinGA to comment "oversized inlay" as if it's a venereal disease. Assuming the "BG" is for "backgammon" since I've gathered they're not his initials, I reckon he isn't 23, so please understand where I'm coming from haha.

I happen to really like these Circa chips, but I can understand the argument that they should've just gone for ceramics. These are as much advertisements as they are cheques.
 
RudysNYC said:
Genuinely good faith question, at the expense of maybe sounding like an a$$hole... is the "oversize inlay" repulsion maybe a generational thing? I'm 23 and all my friends are 21-26--every time we've gone to Mohegan Sun, Ballys, or even Turning Stone, almost all of them have commented on how much they like the chips. Anecdotal, sure, but they didn't comment on the chips at RW Catskills or the rest of AC. As for PCF, almost every time someone compliments oversize/full-art inlays, it's like a bat-signal for @BGinGA to comment "oversized inlay" as if it's a venereal disease. Assuming the "BG" is for "backgammon" since I've gathered they're not his initials, I reckon he isn't 23, so please understand where I'm coming from haha.

I happen to really like these Circa chips, but I can understand the argument that they should've just gone for ceramics. These are as much advertisements as they are cheques.
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My issue with oversize is the inability to relabel them with Zombies. Aside from that, they are slightly more slippery, but that doesn't bother me as much. They are also a little harder to tell apart, but that is probably a factor of old age.
 
Oversized inlays also:
Make the chip lighter
Make the chip slicker to handle
Covers up the edge spot (I think the $1 is a tri moon)
 
mike32 said:
I would think any difference would be unnoticeable. But if it really displaced clay I guess it would be a little lighter.
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No, it's very noticeable. (well, very noticeable to me. Like making a 9.5 gram chip into a 8.8 to 9 gram chip) ymmv

It's the same reason why blanks or hot stamped chips feel so different compared to an inlaid chip.
 
Racer96 said:
Oversized inlays also:
Make the chip lighter
Make the chip slicker to handle
Covers up the edge spot
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1-2-3 knockout punch, imo. And unless the inlays are color-matched or otherwise very different, it's very difficult to tell various denomination chips apart when mixed in a pot.

Nothing to do with 'my generation'. All about poor performance.
 
Racer96 said:
Oversized inlays also:
Make the chip lighter
Make the chip slicker to handle
Covers up the edge spot (I think the $1 is a tri moon)
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The solution is obvious, go with an oversized inlay on solid chips (ala Roadhouse Tournament 43mm)
- chip is still heavy due to size
- still lots of chip exposed
- no edge spots to cover up
 
grantc54 said:
The solution is obvious, go with an oversized inlay on solid chips (ala Roadhouse Tournament 43mm)
- chip is still heavy due to size
- still lots of chip exposed
- no edge spots to cover up
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I am desperately looking for the crying emoji, Sad crying.
 
BGinGA said:
1-2-3 knockout punch, imo. And unless the inlays are color-matched or otherwise very different, it's very difficult to tell various denomination chips apart when mixed in a pot.

Nothing to do with 'my generation'. All about poor performance knowing better options exist.
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Since I'm sure you'd rather play with oversize labels vs electronic tables, I fixed your post.
 
The mold impression is part of the art of the chip, when you cover it up with giant oversize inlay/graphics you might as well not use a mold impression at all since it just melds into the rest of the graphic. That type of graphic is better served on a ceramic or no mold chip.

And yeah I'm way past 23. But I remember that at 23 my taste in anything was questionable at best. I probably would have liked the Circa chips back then. I also had a neon green members only jacket that I thought was the bomb as well. o_O
 
TheBigTater said:
Damn that was sweet............ probably worn with a pair of cream platforms. Thank god we didn't have cellphones around back then to document the evidence. :bag:
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Yeah, I'm thankful for that just about every time I see something really stupid or tasteless these days that gets 'caught on camera'.

We really weren't any smarter or more tasteful back then, but there's very little evidence to prove it. :)
 
I don't like that much the giant inlay Paulson chips, but I'd do an exception for a minty Grand Bahamia cash set, the various giant inlays are superb all the way.
 

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