I am an avid chip collector. Yes, I collect casino chips. My favorite area of collecting is casino chips from Aruba . Ever since I first went there, in 2002, I have been collecting chips from all of there casinos (only 9, not the usual 11 this year ). If you have any extra chips you brought home from any Aruba Casinos from before 2002 that you might be willing to sell/trade, please e-mail me or respond to this thread!

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I like collecting them too - big stacks of them as a matter of fact. Unfortunately, the casinos just won't cooperate.

Seriously though, I do try to keep at least one chip and a deck of cards from each casino I visit, just for a keepsake. I have chips from Aruba, Atlantic City, Vegas, Corfu and the Bahamas. Sorry though, I only have one of each so I am not interested in getting rid of any of them.

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Love those beaches:

Aruba in November - 3 weeks

It's a great hobby, and I wouldn't want to discourage anyone who likes them to collect them!

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I have a set of chips with the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox on them - should I talk to you before I put 'em on ebay?

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Thank you for considering me. Many chip collectors do collect home poker chips, advertising chips, novelty chips, etc., but I only collect chips from Casinos, Card Clubs, etc. I think ebay is your best option for those. Good luck!

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If you are willing to sell me a few, please pm me!

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I have just found out the Allegro is using old no cash value chips as match play chips. The chips are red and blue and have gold hot stamped lettering on them. They say Palace Casino on them, not the Allegro. The Palace was the name of a former casino in the same building. The Palace was open from around 1990 to 1998. If anyone can get any of these chips, especially the blue ones, I would love to get some. Please PM me, if you can get any.

Thanks!!

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The chips are Palace Casino chips being used at the casino in the Occidental Aruba Grand, between the Radisson and the Hyatt Regency. I usually refer to the casino as the Allegro, because it still uses chips that say Allegro on them. Before it was the Occidental, the hotel and the casino were the Allegro. I understand the orange chips are part of a coupon giveaway in the Aruba Nights entertainment book. The blue chips are apparently given to holders of different coupons sent directly to preferred customers.

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Seeing you collect chips, will the Royal Cabana Casino chips be worth more seeing it closed?

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The value of chips depends not only on whether the chips are discontinued (obsolete) or the casino itself has closed (I thought it was still up in the air whether the Royal Cabana may reopen at some point in the future), but on the number of chips amongst collectors and the number of collectors who want them. In other words, supply and demand. Recent chips, except in the exceptional case, remain low in value because there are now a large number of collectors. There are plenty of the recent Royal Cabana chips around. The number of chips in pristine condition may be low, and the number of collectors who are interested in chips from Aruba may increase (I sure make a big fuss about them!! ), so the values can increase some. The chips from the 50's to the 70's will probably remain the more valuable ones by a long shot. Aruba casinos, however, have a recent habit of selling their old chips to people who sell home poker sets in bulk, greatly reducing the value of old chips. For example, I'm sure the value of these no cash value Palace chips will plummet now that the Occidental has brought them out again. So, even the old chips may not retain their value in the right circumstances. The upshot is, collect them if you like them. Don't expect to get rich off of them! I hope that answered your question to some extent. I expect the recent royal cabana chips with the dancing couples will go up a small amount, if the casino remains closed, while the older royal cabana chips might go up a bit more.

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Thanks for the info.

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If you have any questions on chips, feel free to PM me anytime.

By the way, do you live in Aruba? I have always wondered if anyone in Aruba collects the old chips, or sells them.

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Hi
Not as of yet, we did buy a villa and will be settling in Aruba in the next year or so, we are trying to get a business venture going but in been I heck of a ride.

I got a few different chips from Aruba and I do have a few friends that are residents of Aruba, I will do some checking and I will let you know if anything odd or something that is older is around. I all so have a friend that was a pit boss at the Lacabana until it closed, he started there when it was open.

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I appreciate that! Thanks. Good luck with your business. If your chips are older and you want to pm me with scans of your chips, I can tell what I know about them.

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OK will do......thank you

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I have several chips from the St. James Club Casino. Any Interest??
2- hunter green, one with slight edge nick 1- grey with maroon edge molds, also with edge nick

Although I don't really collect chips from Antigua, I might be interested. Can you send me pictures? PM me and I will give you my e-mail address. Thanks.

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I would love to see your chips. Please tell me how much you want for them.

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Was your offer serious? If so, please pm me or use the e-mail address I sent you. I am interested in seeing your chips and making an offer.

Thank you.

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I was serious but so far have not received your e-mail address I hope you sent to taconicdm@hotmail.com. In meantime will try to take some pics.

I sent you an e-mail message tonight. Thanks.

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