Casino Gaming History and News

We are less than two weeks away from the annual Casino Chip and Collectibles Show at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Dates of this year’s event are June 20 to June 22nd.While you are...

Fallon has a population of just over 8000. It was 1896 when the town was founded by a gentleman named Michael Fallon, who had a ranch in the area where the city is today. Like other cities in Nevad...

With Memorial Day Weekend upon us, that usually means that the World Series of Poker is right around the corner. Starting this coming Wednesday, May 29th, two tournaments will start the 50th annive...

Today, we are going to tell you about the $2.50 chip. Between the $1 and $5 chip, there are $2 chips, $2.50 chips, $3 chips, and even $4 chips. Now, it’s time to tell you about the $2.50 chip. Firs...

This week, we’ve gone through our website and lowered the price on a lot of our $1 obsolete chips. You can see that collection below and purchase each one clicking the picture. But before we get to...

Every so often we like to tell you about some of the new items we have here in our store at Spinettis. So without further interruption, let’s begin and show you. Many ashtrays for sale. If any of t...

In 1954, a casino and resort by the name of Showboat opened up at 2800 Fremont Street. It would become the first resort reportedly to be within Las Vegas city limits. J. Kell Houssels who was part ...

It is going to be a special year at the World Series of Poker. With tens of thousands of players expected to participate in the full schedule of poker tournaments, there is no doubt going to be a l...

To understand some of early Nevada Gaming, you have to look back at a few things. First, the state of Nevada was founded in 1864. Until 1931, there was a variety of illegal gaming. Freshman Nevada ...