Casino at Sea Chipcos

[Gaming Ore]

The "Casino at Sea" chips are used by the Greater Atlantic Holding Company, a Casino Management Company. Some cruise lines that do not have their own casino management will lease casino space to a casino management company. Two examples include Greater Atlantic and Caesars of Las Vegas. The later manages casinos onboard ships of Crystal Cruises.

I do not know where Greater Atlantic has operated or does operate. I just acquired a blue Chipco for Casino at Sea, but it is denominated ($1). You should also know that there are other denominated chips (.50, $5, $25, $100) and a Bud Jones no denomination red. The no denomination yellow and green that you have are not listed in the "Wet Chips" price guide that I have, so I would love to get close-up scans to send to the authors. ("Wet Chips" as the name implies, are chips used on-board ships.)

If you did not know, or other readers that might not know, the yellow Unicorn chips are also Chipco. While the catalogue listed yellow .50 chip is a Bud Jones plastic, injection molded, 8-Suits, hot-stamped chip. Your red and white no denomination chips are collector valued at $5 - $9 each (retail). I would place your green chips at the same level and the yellows at $1 - $2 each (also retail).

Jim

[Murf]

I'll be glad to post the pictures as soon as I get the chips. I don't have a scanner at the moment, but I'll post high-res photos when I get them, and I'll ask a friend to use theirs. I'm not getting any of the green chips, as the seller has decided to keep all of those (I made him an offer for them, but he refused). And $5-$9? Wow, I had no idea... thanks for the information!

[Murf]

Got the chips today, but forgot to charge my camera, so you will have to wait for better pictures. Chips are in good shape, there is a bit of wear, but there are many excellent condition chips. White and yellow need to be cleaned up a bit, they are dirty, but I'm going to wait, knowing that if I sell them some people might prefer them to be in that condition.