What a great memory for you! I think all of us have thought "If only I knew, back then...."

I don't remember if the Golden Goose had blackjack when I was there...probably not. But the Landmark did, and the Hacienda, and the Pioneer, and the Silver Slipper, and the Dunes, and... If only I'd been a collector, back then....

I did keep a couple of fractionals. I didn't play blackjack, but my guy did. I coaxed him into giving me a Westward Ho .50, and a Pioneer HS .25, and maybe a Reno Circus Circus HS .25...if I remember right.

And I swiped some ashtrays! Ultimately those are what started us collecting...