Playboy Casino Atlantic City $1 Chip Jersey • House Mold Coin 1981 - 1984
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Playboy Casino Atlantic City $1 Chip, Atlantic City, New Jersey • House Mold Coin Inlay
A special Playboy, Atlantic City or casinos in general, collector's item. Since it was only in circulation for a few years this chip is a true collector's item.
The Playboy Casino chips, with the Playboy branding bunnies, were used from the opening of the Playboy Casino, Atlantic City in 1981 up until the renaming and rebranding in 1984 to Atlantis with a Sea Shell logo.
About The... Playboy Club & Casino, as covered on Travel Zork:
"Playboy Casino Atlantic City opened with a provisional gaming license, and after a rather lengthy and slow licensing process Playboy was denied a permanent license. When casino gaming was signed into law in New Jersey in 1977 (The New Jersey Casino Control Act) Atlantic City was only the second state in the United States with casino gambling. One of the biggest concerns of the State of New Jersey Casino Control Commission upon it’s creation was to prevent organized crime influence with regard to gaming establishments in New Jersey. This meant there was a “rigorous” licensing process for gaming licenses, one that eventually would deny a license to Hefner and Playboy. Ironically, Donald Trump was the “golden boy” of casino licensing in the State of New Jersey, even when others like Hilton and Hefner were denied licenses."
“In 1980, Playboy/Elsinore Associates began construction on a $159 million hotel and casino in Atlantic City. The Playboy Hotel and Casino offered 500 hotel rooms and suites, 52, 000 square feet of gaming space, 25, 000 square feet of convention and meeting facilities, and a 1, 000-seat entertainment lounge, the Playboy Cabaret. Elsinore and Playboy sought to attract the international, high roller market with a design modeled on European casinos and Playboy casinos in England. Spread over three floors in small rooms the Playboy provided an intimate setting for gaming, including European favorites such as European Single-0 Roulette, American Double-0 Roulette, and Chemin de Fer, a game similar to baccarat. The Playboy Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City opened on April 14, 1981.”
“In the end, the CCC issued a license to Elsinore but denied one to Playboy. Playboy then agreed to sell its share in the casino to Elsinore, which re-named the resort the Atlantis—a poor choice, when one thinks about the original fate of the Lost Continent. By the summer of 1984, Playboy Bunnies were out, the giant bunny logo on the crest of the building replaced by a seashell, and the age of Atlantis had begun.”
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NOTE FROM SELLER: Our mission is to scout out fun and interesting things to bring to our fellow collectors, by going to estate and house sales, obscure auctions and flea markets in search of items that will excite and delight those in pursuit of treasures of all kinds.
Virus Safety: Items were acquired prior to 2019 and have been in quarantined with us since March 10. We are self-isolating in my house so they have not been in contact with anyone besides me and my wife. Be Safe.
A special Playboy, Atlantic City or casinos in general, collector's item. Since it was only in circulation for a few years this chip is a true collector's item.
The Playboy Casino chips, with the Playboy branding bunnies, were used from the opening of the Playboy Casino, Atlantic City in 1981 up until the renaming and rebranding in 1984 to Atlantis with a Sea Shell logo.
About The... Playboy Club & Casino, as covered on Travel Zork:
"Playboy Casino Atlantic City opened with a provisional gaming license, and after a rather lengthy and slow licensing process Playboy was denied a permanent license. When casino gaming was signed into law in New Jersey in 1977 (The New Jersey Casino Control Act) Atlantic City was only the second state in the United States with casino gambling. One of the biggest concerns of the State of New Jersey Casino Control Commission upon it’s creation was to prevent organized crime influence with regard to gaming establishments in New Jersey. This meant there was a “rigorous” licensing process for gaming licenses, one that eventually would deny a license to Hefner and Playboy. Ironically, Donald Trump was the “golden boy” of casino licensing in the State of New Jersey, even when others like Hilton and Hefner were denied licenses."
“In 1980, Playboy/Elsinore Associates began construction on a $159 million hotel and casino in Atlantic City. The Playboy Hotel and Casino offered 500 hotel rooms and suites, 52, 000 square feet of gaming space, 25, 000 square feet of convention and meeting facilities, and a 1, 000-seat entertainment lounge, the Playboy Cabaret. Elsinore and Playboy sought to attract the international, high roller market with a design modeled on European casinos and Playboy casinos in England. Spread over three floors in small rooms the Playboy provided an intimate setting for gaming, including European favorites such as European Single-0 Roulette, American Double-0 Roulette, and Chemin de Fer, a game similar to baccarat. The Playboy Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City opened on April 14, 1981.”
“In the end, the CCC issued a license to Elsinore but denied one to Playboy. Playboy then agreed to sell its share in the casino to Elsinore, which re-named the resort the Atlantis—a poor choice, when one thinks about the original fate of the Lost Continent. By the summer of 1984, Playboy Bunnies were out, the giant bunny logo on the crest of the building replaced by a seashell, and the age of Atlantis had begun.”
ZOOM in on the photos for details of the condition. Please contact me with any questions.
NOTE FROM SELLER: Our mission is to scout out fun and interesting things to bring to our fellow collectors, by going to estate and house sales, obscure auctions and flea markets in search of items that will excite and delight those in pursuit of treasures of all kinds.
Virus Safety: Items were acquired prior to 2019 and have been in quarantined with us since March 10. We are self-isolating in my house so they have not been in contact with anyone besides me and my wife. Be Safe.
