Congrats to Belinda Hixon for getting the most questions right in the Too Hard Question contest. She wins a handcrafted pen & pencil set. She had 9 correct of the 13 questions.

See below for the answers.....

QUESTIONS

1. Which paint company was connected with the Atlantic City Resorts International? MARY CARTER

2. What date did Don Laughlin open the first casino/hotel in Laughlin? AUGUST 2, 1966

3. Name the casino that was almost built on the site where the Excalibur now stands. XANADU

4. What was the original name of the CC>CC Chip and Token newsletter? ATLANTIC CITY CHIP & TOKEN NEWSLETTER

5. Who owned the World Wide Casino Exchange? BILL BORLAND

6. What was the original name of the Kewadin Bay Casino in Bay Mills MI? TRIPLE 777 CLUB

7. Name 4 of the 7 casinos owned by Howard Hughes. DESERT INN, SANDS, CASTAWAYS, FRONTIER, SILVER SLIPPER, LANDMARK, HAROLDS CLUB - RENO

8. What year were coin inlay chips introduced by Bud Jones Co.? 1973

9. How old was Benjamin ?Bugsy? Siegal when he was killed in June 1947? 42

10. Who was Alan Lincoln of Milford MA, and what happened to him on December 28th, 1988? THIS ONE STUMPED EVERYONE - HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO LOSE A $100 TOKEN IN AN ATLANTIC CITY SLOT MACHINE

11. Name first hotel/casino in Moscow. SAVOY

12. Who was the first foreign national to receive a Nevada gaming license? GINSI YASUDA

Tie Breaker
13. What is the weight of 1000, $1.00 gaming tokens? Closest without going over wins. 48.25 to 48.73 POUNDS

Hope everyone had fun with this. All answers can be found in back issues of the club magazine.