Searching for a "500 Club" chip after a great story

[dennis63]

As your parents (and you) get older, they begin to tell you the stories they could never mention when you were a kid. I took my parents out to dinner last weekend, and my father, now 83, talked about how much he has always enjoyed going to Atlantic City.

He mentioned that as young man, he went to a club in Atlantic City -- he couldn't immediately recall the name -- where he saw Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fats Domino and others.

It turns out, he was a weekend regular at The 500 Club, a mob-owned place in old Atlantic City with a 1,000 seat hall and an illegal casino in the back room. His first visit was as a teenager.

"That's great," I said. "I wasn't allowed to go down to the woods, and you were partying with The Rat Pack."

So now I'm actively looking for an old "500 Club" chip to add to my collection.

Any leads, anyone? Price / value? Availability? (Nothng on e-bay right now.)

[jbutler16]

cool story! i imagine you've seen these, but here ya go just in case:

'500 Club", Atlantic City NJ -- antiquegamblingchips.com

Skinny D'Amato Atlantic City Newsletter

[dennis63]

Originally Posted by jbutler16

cool story! i imagine you've seen these, but here ya go just in case:

'500 Club", Atlantic City NJ -- antiquegamblingchips.com

Skinny D'Amato Atlantic City Newsletter

Yes. Antiquegamblingchips.com was my first stop, but it looks like Robert's 500 Club chips were gone in 2005.

I had not seen the second site. Great info! Thanks.