Ten years and thousands of driving miles in the making! I am happy to announce the release of my first chip book. As some of you may know, I have been working on it for the past few months (well, informally for the past few years actually, but it took a bad winter here in the Pacific Northwest to give me the time to get it all on paper!).

The Casino Chips of Washington State is now available! This guide represents the past 100 years of gambling in Washington and is a combination chip check-list, price guide and identification tool, kind of like the Chip Rack and Gaming Table rolled into one. The guide contains something for everyone including numerous illegal, native American, and commemorative chip listings as the state has had a little bit of everything over the years. There are listings for nearly 500 clubs and over 1000 chips, from the year 1919 to the present, including dates and addresses.

I just got the first copy back from the printer. It runs a little over 80 pages and looks good. I have them available @ $15 per copy. For anyone who orders before March 31, I will also include the shipping in that total. To reserve a copy, please send me an email. I will be mailing the first batch in about two weeks.

I would especially like to thank all my chipping friends who encouraged me along the way and especially those who shared their collections and knowledge of the hobby to make this project possible. I hope this book makes a lasting contribution to the hobby.

Thanks again, "I love this hobby!" Steve G "Mr Pacific Northwest"