Steamboats on the Mississippi River were the main gambling venues for the US gamblers, and today we all know that Las Vegas is the gambling mecca of America.

However, the chips were not used back then, with people using other things they could trade for money.Ĭasinos started to pop up more frequently in Europe during the 19 th century, and the USA also had many informal gambling spots during that period. Il Ridotto started offering games in 1638, becoming the only government-owned gambling hall and the first legal casino. Il Ridotto was part of the Palazzo Dandalo in Venice, located close to the church of San Moise. Venice is the birthplace of the initial gambling rooms, where “Il Ridotto” (“The Private Room”) was the first established gambling house. The first gambling houses that were predecessors to today’s casinos started to open up in the 17 th century in Italy. Since casino chips’ introduction in the 19 th century, they became instantly popular among gamblers and collectors worldwide. Every single casino, both online and land-based, makes use of the casino chips. I apologize for any confusion I have caused in my original discription of these items.Casino Chips History: How They Appeared and Why Casinos Use Them?Ĭasino chips are one of the essentials in all casinos. Unfortunately, I am not able to verify at this time the actual date these chips were made, or if in fact they were designed for the Casino Elysee Palace. I have also checked online and the Casino Elysee Palace in Vichy France does exist. I have looked closely at these chips, and the letters do appear on them. An observant eBayer notified my that the letters 'C', 'E', and 'P' were on the silver corners of these chips and that they had been designed for the Casino Elysee Palace in Vichy, France.

Thank you for looking, thank you for bidding. A 75 cent fee is included in the shipping to cover the USPS delivery confirmation fee.

I will ship within the US and will combine shipping with each item after the first being $1 each. The glass covered case shown in the picture is included with the set. The denominations are: yellow = $5, turquoise = $10, burnt red = $20, orange = $100, and the red oval = $500. They are made of bakelite, with a possible silver inlay. Up for bid: One set of Monte Carlo Casino Gambling Chips.

1920's casino chips