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02-10-2006, 10:36 PM
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| | | Re: Worth .29 each?
If you like them and you can't buy them for less elsewhere, then they're worth it. |
02-11-2006, 07:06 AM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: KY Age: 31
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| | | Re: Worth .29 each?
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Originally Posted by jamby If you like them and you can't buy them for less elsewhere, then they're worth it. | Jamby hit the nail on the head...ditto. |
02-11-2006, 12:15 PM
|  | Always Digging for Chips! | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ
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| | | Fearlez, if you like them, then enjoy them, however....
If you are counting on them being from a casino in Sweden, how is it that you know that they are? I do not dispute that they are, but I see a couple of things that are inconsistent with being from a casino, anywhere, as follows:
1. Although you have not shown a reverse, I suspect they are the same on both sides and therefore have no denominations.
2. Non-denominated chips, in a casino environment are used at roulette, so these could be roulettes.
3. However, as roulettes, why are they packed as a poker set? Why are the cards generic, i.e., no casino name? And why are the dice rounded cornered? (Any casino I know of uses square cornered dice, with real sharp edges. Not to mention being hot-stamped with a casino name.)
So, as home-use poker chips, they are fine at 29 cents each, but if the value to you includes being real casino chips, unless you have other supporting information, I don't think these are from a casino.
May I suggest posting the 1st picture on www.thechipboard.com and asking there if they are recognizable as being from Sweden. Or, ask Wilson (here on ChipTalk) if these appear to be Swedish chips, as Wilson has some experience with closed-out, Swedish casino chips.
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02-11-2006, 12:23 PM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: virginia Age: 30
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| | | Re: Fearlez, if you like them, then enjoy them, however....
Those chips came from a post on 21ace. The seller has multiple sets for sale and almost all of them originally came from Fetish girl, possibly via Wilson. They are the real thing and yes they were roulette chips. The prices on all the chips he is selling are more than fair and if I had more money right now I would buy a few of the sets he is offering... If you like the look of those then go for it, they're good chips...
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02-11-2006, 01:16 PM
| | Always Digging for Chips! | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ
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| | | Well that info sure makes me feel better...
It is quite common to see and hear about chips being from a real casino, and in reality they are not. Anyone have any idea what the name of the casino is/was, where it was located (city) and if it is closed/open now?
Thanks,
Jim |
02-11-2006, 01:26 PM
|  | Big Stack | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kalmar, Sweden Age: 31
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| | | Re: Well that info sure makes me feel better...
If I'm not mistaken, they're from Engdahls Casino.
The company had restaurant casinos running all over Sweden until March 2004, when Cherry Casino bought them. The brand name Engdahl is not used anymore. http://cherry.netent.com/cherry_en/index.htm
Yep, these are wheel checks, probably packaged by the guy himself for use as a home poker set.
Wilson probably knows alot more about these than me, though.  |
02-11-2006, 01:42 PM
| | Always Digging for Chips! | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ
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| | | Re: Well that info sure makes me feel better...
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Originally Posted by RadixLecti Wilson probably knows alot more about these than me, though. | I agree!!! I now recall buying wave mold chips from Wilson from that casino!
Three colors huh? Now I have to wonder if there were only three colors?
Jim |
02-11-2006, 02:06 PM
| | Big Stack | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kalmar, Sweden Age: 31
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| | | Re: Well that info sure makes me feel better...
Heh, I have a few of those wavey chips from Wilson on the way, too.
I'm wondering about that too. I've been in contact with another Swedish casino entrepreneur that uses BJ wheelchecks, and they have 20-25 colors. Sadly, only with BJs symbols, no customisation.
On the other hand, if I remember correctly, restaurant casinos are heavily regulated betting-wise. There is a betting roof, so maybe you can manage with only three colors? |
02-11-2006, 02:38 PM
| | On the Bubble | | Join Date: Jan 2006
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| | | Re: Worth .29 each?
So if i buy a set of these will i just be stuck with them? If not will i be able to sell them off without taking a loss in 6 months? |
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