I'm not convinced that the original ceramic chips used by The Regency were made by Chipco International. The casino operated from 1981-1987, and John Kendall didn't start Chipco International until 1985 (after buying the Burt Co. assets).
Those conflicting dates, combined with the ceramic chip's square-edge design along with later manufacturing samples produced by Chipco (see chipguide.com), leads me to believe that Chipco offered their services for possible replacement chips, but did not manufacture the original ceramic chips used by the casino.
EDIT: Given @gmunny's info supplied below, the Regency operational dates shown on chipguide.com are incorrect -- LA Times reported that it was open 1991-1992, several years *after* Chipco was founded and making chips.
Those conflicting dates, combined with the ceramic chip's square-edge design along with later manufacturing samples produced by Chipco (see chipguide.com), leads me to believe that Chipco offered their services for possible replacement chips, but did not manufacture the original ceramic chips used by the casino.
EDIT: Given @gmunny's info supplied below, the Regency operational dates shown on chipguide.com are incorrect -- LA Times reported that it was open 1991-1992, several years *after* Chipco was founded and making chips.
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