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Movie/TV prop items #9: "Casino"

Here is the chip set I have:

Not sure why there are two $500 in different colors. The movie did not have a lot of scren shots of chips, but the one shot I could capture shows the "pink" $500:

There were "Tangiers Casino" chips made for home poker sets:

If you check eBay now, you can see people selling these chips as actual props from the film - they are not.

In the movie, Robert De Niro played a character named Sam 'Ace' Rothstein. His character was based on a real person, Frank Rosenthal. He survived his Las Vegas adventures and opened a restuaurant in Florida. Thanks to Von for the chip. grin

When the movie "Casino" was released, some promotional chips were issued:

Both sides of these chips are the same.

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Movie/TV prop items #9: "Casino"
nice post, thanks
What's wrong with this picture?
metal counters, bone, ivory & pearl chips
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Any Extras?

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