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The Chip Board Archive 21

Fact or Folklore?

I met a guy who part time bartended at Sharkey's in Gardenerville. As you may know, "in 1970, Sharkey Bergovich, a local resident with a resume that included a long-stint at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe casino, figured it was better to own a club than just work at one, and he purchased the building and casino and reopened the property as Sharkey’s. (examiner .com)" These chips were supposed to be "protypes" of the first chips used in his casino and made by Sharkey himself (?). Note they are pretty rough. Looking at the chips it made sense to me? I want to keep the bottom two, so $10 each for any other pp, ins extra. I have also shown the bottom left chip close up, both sides are about the same


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