****** LOTS FOR LIVE CHAT/AUCTION OF JUNE 25, 1998 ******

Following are the lots for auction during the Prodigy live chat/auction session of Thursday, June 25, 1998.

The chat session begins at 9:00 pm, EDT, and the auction at 9:30 pm. We'll be meeting again in our room, CASINO CHIPS, in the Antiques & Collecting area of Prodigy Chat. As always, everyone's welcome, whether you intend to bid or not.

If you cannot attend but would like to bid on any of the lots, all you have to do is send me an e-mail with your bid (even dollar amounts only, please), and as auctioneer, I will represent your bid during the auction. Please give me your highest bid for the lots you want. I will begin bidding at the minimum, and will only go as high as is necessary to represent your bid. Mail bidders DO win lots, and they are often at lower bids than their high limits. Please be sure that I have all e-mail bids by 6:00 pm EDT on June 25. DO NOT REPLY TO THIS NOTE TO BID: instead, send me an e-mail at chip99a@prodigy.com.

The consignor's name and Prodigy ID appear immediately after each lot. IT IS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT THE CONSIGNOR EITHER BY E-MAIL AFTER THE AUCTION, to make arrangements for payment and shipping. Unless specified otherwise in the description of the lot, THE BUYER PAYS FOR SHIPPING. I will notify all non-Prodigy members whose e-mail bids are successful.

If you intend to participate in the auction, it will be necessary to PRINT OUT THIS LIST OF LOTS, because the descriptions here are the only ones you'll be able to refer to. Lots will be auctioned by number only.

We have 16 lots this week, but there are some great chips, and several non-chip lot as well. Should be fun for all!

LOT 1: Bull Durham casino, Black Hawk CO. A five chip set; $0.25, $0.50, $1, $5, and $25 chips, all Chipcos, not serial numbered or stackable, 250 sets made.
Minimum bid: $50 BOB ORME (WXAD98A)

LOT 2: Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia. $1, $2, and $5 chips.
Minimum bid: $20 DONALD ANTHONY (CHIP99E)

LOT 3: Hard Rock Casino. Barris Brothers Hot rod set (1997) of 4 chips in CD case. Signed.
Minimum bid: $100 MARC SHAPIRO (DQNP70A)

LOT 4: The "Brothel Bible" softcover expose of how this fine Nevada industry works. Plenty of details. Book is new. Written by one of the girls in the know. Fun and informative reading.
Minimum bid: $10 JAMES STEFFNER (NAYK27A)

LOT 5: Two Obsolete $5 Chips from Bally's in LV. Festival of Games (Chipco) TCR#6582 and Mikohn Safejack TCR#7966.
Minimum Bid: $20 BRUCE LANDAU (DEFL11A)

LOT 6: The third limited edition chip issued by the now-gone Aladdin: the $5 Oasis Poker Tournament, 1993. CHIPCO in mint condition. TCR #N7364.
Minimum bid: $10 MICHAEL KNAPP (CHIP99A)

LOT 7: Bronco Billy's, Cripple Creek, CO $5 1998 Super bowl chip. Only Super bowl chip to have shown names of the teams, Green Bay vs. Denver. Only 450 made.
Minimum bid: $40 DONALD ANTHONY (CHIP99E)

LOT 8: Hollywood Park CA Set of 3 ( $2.50, $5 & $8 ) Year of the Ox (1997) LIMITED EDITION chips. Mint cond.
Minimum bid: $50 MARC SHAPIRO (DQNP70A)

LOT 9: Three Obsolete Las Vegas $1 Chips. Hacienda Gray/3-Orange TCR#1744; Hilton Beige TCR#7164; Holiday Blue/6-White/3-Red TCR#1749.
Minimum Bid: $18 BRUCE LANDAU (DEFL11A)

LOT 10: "Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life," by Robert Lacey, 1991. Hardbound, now out of print. A thoroughly-researched and very balanced biography of the mob's chairman of the board. A storehouse of information about legal and illegal gaming in the U.S., Caribbean, and England. This is a FIRST EDITION. Published at $24.95.
Minimum bid: $15 MICHAEL KNAPP (CHIP99A)

LOT 11: Set of six $5 chips from the Gold Strike Casino which was destroyed by fire last week. Historical set for that region: Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, bighorn ram, Doby Doc, river rafting, and a casino picture.
Minimum bid: $55 DONALD ANTHONY (CHIP99E)

LOT 12: Kick off is right around the corner, two $5 chips from Last season's Superbowl from Las Vegas: Four Queen and Silverton.
Minimum bid: $14 MARC SHAPIRO (DQNP70A)

LOT 13: Riviera Las Vegas Chips. 50cent Pink/CI TCR#2064; $1 Navy/3-Orange TCR#2069; $5 Oversized Baccarat Chip Orange/3-Blue/3-Gray/3-Yellow TCR#2696.
Minimum bid: $30 BRUCE LANDAU (DEFL11A)

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LOT 15: Bank Club Reno. This casino opened at the turn of the century and closed in 1952. This $25 Blue Chip is in excellent condition and features the scarce dot mold. Listed in Chip Rack as a "Q" (TCR#1064).
Minimum bid: $100 BRUCE LANDAU (DEFL11A)

LOT 16: The Paddlewheel (1983-1991): $5 (TCR N1995). Becoming scarce.
Minimum bid: $12 MICHAEL KNAPP (CHIP99A)

-=Michael the Chipper=-