a friend to all of us.

My 1st post on TheChipBoard was from January 13, 1999. A reply to the also great, Gene Trimble. While I attended the Convention in 1998, I did not meet Greg until the 1999 Convention. Greg was easy to become friends with. Greg was a mentor and over the years, we would talk nearly nightly. We spent countless hours discussing Riverboat chips, TheChipBoard, Limo Studs, CON CAM (Convention Camera), harvesting and ethics to mention a few.

Greg owned a Sonics in Wellington, KS and he kept me supplied with 'free' coupons, but insisted that I not use them in Wellington. Regrettably, I was never able to get there, but between the photos he shared of his home life and other things in Wellington, I feel like I spent some time there. Greg entrusted me and several other ChipBoard participants (they can self-identify now, if they wish) with the ability to "edit" and "delete" ChipBoard posts based on a set of ground rules. Anything outside of the ground rules required a phone call. And again, we had plenty of those.

Greg is missed by so many, and me in particular.

I cannot let this post go by without soliciting Nominations for the 2023 Greg Susong Memorial Award contest. Linked here is the form for CCA members to submit a CCA member in good standing for this annual Award. Further described as:

The Greg Susong Memorial Award is given to the person that you feel has made the greatest contributions to the CCA and the casino collectibles hobby, in addition to having the greatest impact on advancing the hobby throughout each calendar year. Consideration should include contributions in all facets of the hobby, both online, in print and in person at CCA functions.

Jim