HARVEST ADVENTURES FROM AN ADDICTED CHIP COLLECTOR

BY RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER
SOME PEOPLE HAVE COMPULSIONS TO GAMBLE, SOME TO AMASS FORTUNES AND OTHER’S, WELL THEY JUST LIKE TO WRITE STORIES. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE ME. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED TO WRITE, NEVER WAS VERY GOOD AT IT; BUT I HAVE DONE IT OVER THE YEARS JUST THE SAME.
IF ANY OF YOU WANT ANY INSIDE INFORMATION ON ANY CASINO THAT I’VE BEEN TO, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW.
REGGIE

PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

BUSTS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

SOME ADDITIONAL HARVEST STORIES ARE ONES THAT ENDED IN DISAPPOINTMENTS AND/OR COMPLETE BUSTS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OR VERY FEW CHIPS AND AN EMPTY GAS TANK. I WILL TRY TO KEEP EACH NOTE TO ONE OR TWO LINES AND DESCRIPTIVE AS POSSIBLE.

KOOTNEI RIVER INN CASINO BONNERS FERRY, ID SLOTS GALORE, NO CHIPS BAD RIVER-ODANAH, WI NO CASHIER SALES & TABLES OPEN MUCH LATER
GOLDEN BEARS CASINO KLAMATH RIVER, CA SLOTS ONLY, NO TABLES AT THIS TIME
CASINO ESTORIL-LISBON, PORTUGAL CASINO CLOSED, TOO EARLY
SEMINOLE COCONUT CREEK-FL WENT TO PICK-UP THE NEW $2.50, THEY SAID NEXT WEEK
WILD GOOSE CASINO-ELLENSBURG, WA CASINO CLOSED FOR NO REASON
COULEE DAM CASINO-COULEE DAM, WA NO CHIPS, NO TABLE GAMES
OJIBWA CASINO-BARAGA, MI THRASHED CHIPS ALL DENOMS
OJIBWA CASINO-MARQUETTE, MI NO CASHIER SALES, NO TABLES OPEN
4 BEARS CASINO-NEWTON, ND NEVER GOT THERE WAS VERY CLOSE BUT HEADED SOUTH
FORT BELKNAP CASINO FORT BELKNAP, MT ALL MACHINES NO CHIPS
SAWBUCK CASINO KALISPELL, MT CHIPS WERE WORN NO VISIBLE HS
BLUE LAKE CASINO-BLUE LAKE CHIPS WERE TOTAL THRASHED AND UNREADABLE
CAHTO BINGO CASINO-LAYTONVILLE, CA THEY USED TO HAVE THEM BUT ARE N/A NOW
BLACK BARTS CASINO-WILLITS, CA DOLLAR TOKENS ONLY, NO CHIPS AVAILABLE
PRAIRIE BAND CASINO-MAYETTA, KS MISSED A BAD BEAT JACKPOT BY 20 MINUTES HIDEAWAY CASINO-BOZEMAN, MT RUN BY TJ, USED GENERIC CHIPS
CABLE BEACH-NASSAU, BA TABLES WERE CLOSED UNTIL A FUTURE DATE (GAMING COMM)
SILVER TIP CASINO-MISSOULA, MT CHIPS WERE THRASHED THIS TRIP, NEW RACK LATER JACKSON RANCHERIA-JACKSON, CA POKER ROOM CLOSED, NO COOP. TOKES ON BJ TABLES THE KORNER CLUB-BOZEMAN, MT WOULD SELL ME ONE SET, ONE OF EACH
ALTURAS CASINO-ALTURAS, CA NO TABLES ANY MORE, SO NO CHIPS, THEY’RE IN THE VAULT
COEUR D’ ALENE CASINO WORLEY, ID NO TABLE GAMES, NO CHIPS
GULFSTREAM PARK-HALLENDALE, FL 3 TRIPS TO GET A $2 CHIP, NO WAY, 4TH TRIP SUCCESS WIN-RIVER CASINO-REDDING, CA WOULD SELL 5-$1’S, NO 50c CHIPS, ALL $5’S I NEEDED KEGLERS CASINO-E. WENATCHEE, WA ALL CHIPS WERE THRASHED $1’S AND $5’S
SEVEN CEDARS-SEQUIM, WA TOTALLY CLOSED NICE TOTEM POLE CARVINGS OUTSIDE THO’ TREASURE CHEST CASINO-KENNER, LA THRASHED CHIPS, ALL DENOMS
BANNOCK PEAK CASINO FORT HALL, ID NO CHIPS, TOTAL BUST
RHYTHM CITY CASINO-DAVENPORT, IA THRASHED CHIPS ALL DENOMS CACTUS JACK’S–CARSON CITY, NEVADA TOKENS ONLY, A CASHIER THAT REMEMBERED CHIPS PAPA’S–MOSES LAKE, WA NO POKER TABLE WORKING, BLACK JACK TABLES CLOSED
THERE WERE MANY MORE. NO I DIDN’T GET ENOUGH CHIPS…LOL…REGGIE
Addendum from Cuzzin Eric out Californy way…lol
SHO-KA-WAH in Hopland, CA - drove up there only to discover casino is closed. Asked the cashier at Coyote Valley Casino about it. She just smiled and said, "Well, you're always welcome to play here!" (Apparently the Coyote Tribe has no love for the Sho-Ka-Wahhees or whatever they are.)
PASO ROBLES CASINO - thrown out by the owner after I refused to pay double face value for any of his chips. I understand that the casino was later shut down by the state. (The Coyote Tribe is laughing at that, too.)
MIKE'S CARD CLUB in Oakdale - drove for hours to get there, only to find the place vacant and apparently out of business too. ("Uh-huh, uh-huh," says the Coyote Cashier.)
MONO VALLEY CASINO in Auberry - gave up table games years ago.
OCEANVIEW POKER CLUB in Santa Cruz - has chips but won't sell any to collectors. ("Ahhwwooo," says the Coyote Lady.)
And . . . KIBA in Bridgeport - no idea what happened to casino building or chips, although the tribal office found in a trailer up there.
The Coyote lifts his leg on all of these failed gambling spots!