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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Please note: - No
content of any article on this website may be reproduced elsewhere
without the express consent of all contributors. |
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"ILLEGAL OF THE
DAY" - featuring daily posts made on www.thechipboard.com
Many of the articles describe
additional clubs not mentioned in the titles. |
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Various, AK |
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August 2010 |
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T'Vala Hotel, AL
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August 2010 |
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Ohio Club, AR
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August 2010 |
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Monte Carlo, AZ |
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August 2010 |
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Louvre, CA |
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August 2010 |
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Joe Ortiz, CO |
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July 2010 |
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Humphreys, CT |
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August 2010 |
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Garden Court Hotel, FL |
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August 2010 |
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Colonial Club, GA |
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August 2010 |
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Various, HI |
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August 2010 |
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Alpine Club, ID |
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August 2010 |
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750 Club, IL |
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October 2010 |
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Harry's New York Bar, IL |
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September 2010 |
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Horseshoe Club, IL |
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September 2010 |
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Main Street Cigar Store, IL |
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September 2010 |
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Maxie's, IL |
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September 2010 |
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Morris's Tavern, IL |
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The Frolics, IL |
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October 2010 |
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White Court Tavern, IL |
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Evansville, IN |
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Macau, IN |
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Raisor's Tavern, IN |
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The Office, IN |
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Trianon Ball Room, IN |
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Des Moines, IA |
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Various, KS |
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Bluegrass Country, KY |
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John Croft, KY |
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Lexington, KY |
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Poole Brothers, KY |
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July 2010 |
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Penthouse B, LA |
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Westminster Hotel, MD |
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Various, MA |
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Silver Rail, MI |
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Various, MN |
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Biloxi, MS |
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Kansas City, MO |
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Kansas City, MO - 2 |
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Kansas City, MO - 3 |
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Various, MT |
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Beatrice Country Club, NE |
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Various, NV |
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Various, NH |
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Various, NJ |
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Various, NM |
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Anthony Lombardo, NY |
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Various, NY |
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Various, NC |
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August 2010 |
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Arrowhead Inn, OH |
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Jefferson Club, OH |
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Various, OH |
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Various, OK |
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Lafayette Building, OR |
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Various, OR |
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August 2010 |
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Willmering, OR & TX |
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Various, PA |
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August 2010 |
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Lafferty, RI |
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Key Club, SC |
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Various, SD |
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Rainbow Room, TN |
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Fidel Perez, TX |
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July 2010 |
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James Worsham, TX |
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Steeplechase Bar, TX |
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Various, TX |
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September 2010 |
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Hermann Lodge #6, TX |
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Empire Bar, TX |
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The Mint, UT |
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September 2010 |
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Morriss, VA |
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August 2010 |
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Various, Washington DC |
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Various, WA |
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September 2010 |
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New Elliott Tavern, WA |
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September 2010 |
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Various, WV |
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August 2010 |
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Various, WI |
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September 2010 |
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Various, WY |
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August 2010 |
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