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Gene Trimble, Poker Room Manager for the Palms Casino and Resort, Las Vegas from its 2001 opening until early 2006, began collecting chips at age 21, while playing in a poker game with Martin Miller, former operator of the Merchants Club, Newport, KY, in 1963. Martin gave him a bag of chips from non-licensed gaming establishments that had been shut down. "Martin had said, "hold on to these boy, they may be valuable some day".

From that modest start, Trimble has become a top collector of what the industry calls 'illegals.'

Unlicensed gambling houses, prior to 1960, dotted the South where Trimble was raised. Gene, who has over 16,000 chips in his collection, also collects manufacturers samples. molds, autographed chips, Nevada specimens, including limited editions and commemoratives.

Gene continues to run the Palms new chip release program and poker tournaments in his semi-retirement.

Prior to the Palms, Gene started out as a poker dealer at the Holiday Center Strip in 1980 and was poker/keno manager at the Four Queens from 1981-1996.  He conceived and then directed the Four Queen's Poker Classic, 2nd largest poker tournament in the world at that time from 1991-1996.  From 1996-2001 Gene was bingo/keno manager at the Fiesta Hotel Casino.  He also has well over 600 days at sea under his belt running poker cruises, including over 300 with Holland America who recently awarded him this medal.  Gene continues to manage poker cruises for Classic Gaming Cruises.
Gene has spent thousands of hours researching & writing articles on gaming related matters and some of these are reproduced here for your enjoyment.  More will be added as they are located.
 
Please note: - No content of any article on this website may be reproduced elsewhere without the express consent of all contributors.
The Las Vegas Hacienda   (first published October 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Arrowhead Club - Part I   (first published May 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Arrowhead Club - Part II   (first published June 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Arrowhead Club - Part III   (first published July 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Arrowhead Club - Part IV   (first published August 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Arrowhead Inn - Part V   (first published Februrary 2000 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
The Groundhog Chip   (Written May 1998 and republished September 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
Biloxi Mississippi - Part I   (first published March 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
Biloxi Mississippi - Part II   (first published April 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
Biloxi Mississippi - Part III   (first published April 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
Sal Sagev   (first published March 1999 in Poker Digest & Gaming Times)
Arrowdie   (first published fall 2001 in Casino Chip and Token News)
Reno Card Room   (first published July 2001 in Blackjack Confidential)
The Memphis Belle   (first published mid 2001 in Blackjack Confidential)
Playboy 50th Anniversary   (first published fall 2003 in Casino Chip and Token News)
Alpine Club   (first published early 2004 in the Sun Valley/Ketchum newspapers)
Borland & Jimbo   (first published October 2004 on TheChipBoard)
     
Most of these articles were also published in 'Blackjack Confidential' at some time
 

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T'Vala Hotel, AL [M]   August 2010
Ohio Club, AR [MC; MICKEYS]   August 2010
Monte Carlo, AZ   August 2010
Louvre, CA   August 2010
Joe Ortiz, CO   July 2010
Humphreys, CT   August 2010
Garden Court Hotel, FL   August 2010
Colonial Club, GA   August 2010
Various, HI   August 2010
Alpine Club, ID   August 2010
750 Club, IL   October 2010
Harry's New York Bar, IL   September 2010
Horseshoe Club, IL   September 2010
Main Street Cigar Store, IL   September 2010
Maxie's, IL   September 2010
Morris's Tavern, IL   September 2010
The Frolics, IL   October 2010
White Court Tavern, IL   October 2010
Evansville, IN   October 2010
Macau, IN   September 2010
Raisor's Tavern, IN   September 2010
The Office, IN   September 2010
Trianon Ball Room, IN   August 2010
Des Moines, IA   July 2010
Various, KS   August 2010
Bluegrass Country, KY   October 2010
John Croft, KY   October 2010
Lexington, KY   September 2010
Poole Brothers, KY   July 2010
Penthouse B, LA   August 2010
Westminster Hotel, MD   August 2010
Various, MA   August 2010
Silver Rail, MI   August 2010
Various, MN   September 2010
Biloxi, MS   August 2010
Kansas City, MO   September 2010
Kansas City, MO - 2   October 2010
Kansas City, MO - 3   October 2010
Various, MT   August 2010
Beatrice Country Club, NE   August 2010
Various, NV   August 2010
Various, NH   September 2010
Various, NJ   August 2010
Various, NM   September 2010
Anthony Lombardo, NY   October 2010
Various, NY   September 2010
Various, NC   August 2010
Arrowhead Inn, OH   September 2010
Jefferson Club, OH   September 2010
Various, OH   September 2010
Various, OK   September 2010
Lafayette Building, OR   October 2010
Various, OR   August 2010
Willmering, OR & TX   October 2010
Various, PA   August 2010
Lafferty, RI   August 2010
Key Club, SC   August 2010
Various, SD   August 2010
Rainbow Room, TN   September 2010
Fidel Perez, TX   July 2010
James Worsham, TX   September 2010
Steeplechase Bar, TX   September 2010
Various, TX   September 2010
Hermann Lodge #6, TX   October 2010
Empire Bar, TX   October 2010
The Mint, UT   September 2010
Morriss, VA   August 2010
Various, Washington DC   October 2010
Various, WA   September 2010
New Elliott Tavern, WA   September 2010
Various, WV   August 2010
Various, WI   September 2010
Various, WY   August 2010


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