Tropicana Evansville Chip Material? (1 Viewer)

[codeman00]

So after being on this forum for a few months, I now look at chips wherever I go, to see what they are. I expect to see ceramics and Paulson clays. However, I went to Tropicana Evansville tonight and these chips are just "plain" not either of those.

The edges are a very soft plastic to the point where you can dig your fingernail in the corners while also seeing a solid injection mold parting line on the edge...which just screams plastic injection molding. I classify it as a Monaco Club type ffeel. The chips don't clack...just a dull thud during a collision. They are virtually silent chips. I swear that they are slugs with plastic injection molding on the outside.

As far as the inlays, they look pretty normal except for most of them have a hole picked through the center of some sort of inlay protection layer.

These chips scream of absolutely cheapand not casino typical. Here we spend all of this time trying to get real Casino chips into our home games and honestly now the bar has been set very very low.

 

[btbmason]

Chipguide says they are Bud Jones, but to me (a relatively uneducated person with nothing to base this on) they look more like RT Plastic or Gemaco.

Either way they'd be plastic. Those chips are relatively new compared to most casinos too, I think they only opened in 2013. It's a shame they damage so easily.

Hollywood Casino in Joliet, IL uses Gemaco plastic chips, but I believe they're branded with a "GI" or "GPI" on one side of the face.

 

[Jambine]

Chipguide says they are Bud Jones, but to me (a relatively uneducated person with nothing to base this on) they look more like RT Plastic or Gemaco.

Either way they'd be plastic. Those chips are relatively new compared to most casinos too, I think they only opened in 2013. It's a shame they damage so easily.

Hollywood Casino in Joliet, IL uses Gemaco plastic chips, but I believe they're branded with a "GI" or "GPI" on one side of the face.

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Yes. Looks like a dye-sub plastic.

 

[Psypher1000]

I swear that they are slugs with plastic injection molding on the outside.

Entirely possible. Both Gemaco and RT Plastics have chips with slugs in them, and I know Gemaco offers options at different weights. Pretty sure Matsui does, too, but I don't remember their advertising chips quite as specifically.

I despise Gemaco chips and refuse to play in a casino that uses them.

 

[codeman00]

Here's another photo of the frayed corners and the injection molded parting line. I'm just puzzled that a casino would use such a cheap inferior chip at their casino.

If this catches on, no one will want authentic Paulson clay chips any longer...slugged chips will be the new high priced collectable!! (y) :thumbsup:

 

[David O]

Good thing it is only Indiana and not Nevada!

 

[Poker Zombie]

I've played at Trop Evansville, and I like their chips. Buttery soft plastic, good weight. I didn't have stacking/slipperiness issues. The material resists gunk far better than clay. My love for them led me to purchase a set of RT plastics, but I think the RT's are a slightly harder plastic.

 

[codeman00]

I will say that the chips do stay clean and the edges are sharp. Unfortunately many have the face picked at like the first photos show.

 

[BGinGA]

Spot pattern looks like ICON Poker plastic chips, but I don't think I've seen that rolling edge pattern before.

 

[Psypher1000]

NM...thought we were talking about a different chip.

 

[codeman00]

Spot pattern looks like ICON Poker plastic chips, but I don't think I've seen that rolling edge pattern before.

If you don’t know what it is than my guess is no one else does either!

 

[codeman00]

Ballys has announced that they are ending the use of these Tropicana Evansville chips and bringing in new Bally’s chips. I know these chips aren’t the most interesting but they are very very durable. I wonder if anybody’s going to get a chance at owning them or if there’s a market for them.

 

[codeman00]

New Ballys Evansville Chips are available

 

[ParrotheadMZ]

What’s the $1s look like. Might be worth the 2 hour drive

 

[codeman00]

I will be making a trip soon. I’ll let you know.

 

[LeLe]

Ballys has announced that they are ending the use of these Tropicana Evansville chips and bringing in new Bally’s chips. I know these chips aren’t the most interesting but they are very very durable. I wonder if anybody’s going to get a chance at owning them or if there’s a market for them.

It been mentioned by Tommy that TCR will had them on sales in near future

Thread 'Tropicana Casino Chips - Evansville Indiana (made by GEMACO)'
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...hips-evansville-indiana-made-by-gemaco.93572/

Not sure how much demand will be there for it and it be interesting to see how it going to be priced

 

[codeman00]

It been mentioned by Tommy that TCR will had them on sales in near future

Thread 'Tropicana Casino Chips - Evansville Indiana (made by GEMACO)'
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...hips-evansville-indiana-made-by-gemaco.93572/

Not sure how much demand will be there for it and it be interesting to see how it going to be priced

Thanks for posting this!