[pocket snowmen]

what are some cool atlantic city $1 chips that are paulson or bud jones?? A friend is visiting and i wanted him to pick me up a few.

[R Deckard]

Borgata $1 Bud Jones, for sure:


I think I've read somewhere that most AC casinos use Bud Jones these days, which I know is one of your favorite styles. So tell your buddy to hit up all the casinos!

[tomb1]

It's been a few years since I've been there, but as I recall most of the places had pretty nice chips.

The Borgata is probably the most well-known Bud Jones chip, and it looks great. For Paulsons, I also see the Tropicana white chip with the Mardi Gras/Jester figure all around.

Here's the site for reference: http://www.callzia.com/dghome/acchips/ac.htm

As you well know, there will be 2 challenges:

1. I don't know if AC places can switch to coins or tokens instead of white chips. If the gaming commission lets them, I suspect many will have gotten rid of $1 chips.

2. As elsewhere, it might be challenge to find a large supply of singles, but anywhere with a poker room would be a good bet. Maybe our East Coast members can help more.

[pocket snowmen]

thanks for the ideas, yeah the borgata was an obvious one, definately going to try and get a stack of those. Im looking for a casino that has some good paulsons though. I wanna get a stack of paulsons for my house, are there any casinos in AC that have the TH&C mold? If not, which house mold is the best?

[House of Payne]

Originally Posted by pocket snowmen

thanks for the ideas, yeah the borgata was an obvious one, definately going to try and get a stack of those. Im looking for a casino that has some good paulsons though. I wanna get a stack of paulsons for my house, are there any casinos in AC that have the TH&C mold? If not, which house mold is the best?

I go up to AC a bit, most recently 3 weeks ago. I brought 8 $1 chips home with me. See this thread for my noob report. http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=284

Resorts uses the TH&C mold. Trump Plaza, Trump Taj Mahal, Caesar's, Showboat and Bally's all use a house mold, I'm guessing Paulson. All these molds are the same. They have $1 pressed into them on each side and the casino name pressed in similar to Paulson Chips in the JBs and Pharaoh Clubs. All the house molds edge spots look like a kindergartener put them on with a magic marker.

BJ's are used at Borgata and Harrah's. Don't bother with Harrah's as it's coin centered and boring. The Borgata is the most beautiful chip I've ever seen (although I've only seen perhaps 25 different casino chips up close). However, I didn't like the way it played, the suction caused me problems betting $1. A second chip always stuck to it and I was constantly pulling the second one back. Also, they didn't shuffle well. Most of that was the operator's fault.

I didn't stop at Trump Marina, Hilton, or the Tropicanna so I'm not positive what they use.

Of the $1 chips that I collected I like the Caesar's chip the best. The inlay and the green edge spots work well together. It would blow them all away if they used the TH&C mold with the wide edge spots.

Hope this helps.

Mike

[hayaku]

the borgata $2.50 is very nice also.

[JustinHEMI04]

I don't know about the bud jones chips at all. However, I am holding a borgata 1 dollar chip as I type and it seems like it is plastic. Is this true? It is a very nice looking chip though.

Justin

[warewulf]

Anyone know if the Trump Castle still has these Royal Flush chips in circulation? They are the nicest chips I have seen!

http://www.callzia.com/dghome/acchips/CAS-Royals.htm

At $5 each, I would just get one of each.

[tomb1]

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI04

I don't know about the bud jones chips at all. However, I am holding a borgata 1 dollar chip as I type and it seems like it is plastic. Is this true? It is a very nice looking chip though.

Justin

Well, either you love 'em or hate 'em, most people have a definite opinion about Bud Jones chips.

Yes, BJs are a composite plastic material. They were the first plastic injection-molded chips on the market. I don't think anybody knows the secret formula, but it's probably got some nylon or something rubbery. It's a hard chip that lasts well, though some get cracked with use.

Even though it's hard, the surface is a little bit tacky, at least to me. It's machined so the diameters are the same and the edges are beveled. Some are slightly beveled, and other designs have a more rounded edge. They usually have bright colors, good mold designs, and nice inlays.

When you stack the chips, the slight depression for the inlay causes a suction effect. The classic design BJs like Borgata (called "decal A" and with a wide rim and smallish inlay) really stick together because of this vacuum. (Other BJ designs with bigger inlays don't have as much suction, in my testing.) If you put two chips on a plain surface, when you pick up the top chip, the bottom one comes with it for a second until it falls.

The other thing about BJs is that they were the first to use a molded metal insert. They started making coin-centered chips, and eventually (20? years ago) covered the coins with more plastic and with an inlay to make their "decal" chips. The plastic is injection molded in fine patterns around a brass slug.

So yes kids, most BJs have metal centers just like the cheap Chinese 11.5 grammers. But because of the type of plastic and the molding process, they don't sound anything like the cheap chips. They sound a lot like Paulson clays. Just my opinion, your mileage may vary!

The Borgata line is a perfect example of classic BJs, in all the denominations. And the WSOP 2004 Final used BJ chips (decal B). I think they feel, stack, and play great.

[JustinHEMI04]

Thanks for the great information!

Justin