vpFREE2 Forums

gaming history

#1

If I was guessing, the switch to tokens from silver dollars probably had
something to do with the incredible run up in silver prices years ago when
the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market.

···

[Original Message]
From: <johnfiske@juno.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 01/24/2003 1:00:02 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] gaming history

On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:18:08 -0000 "Brad <tarpon@sportsfishing.com>" > <tarpon@sportsfishing.com> writes:
<<when tokens replaced silver dollars>>
Why did casinos switch from silver dollars to tokens? There must be a
cost associated with producing casino tokens where US currency does not.
I have heard that the production costs of most tokens is less than their
face value and casinos profit when customers collect them. Is this the
only reason? Were there not enough silver dollars in existence to
satisfy the need?

A few years ago some of the Florida day cruise ships used to use a
quarter token instead of a real coin. I always wondered why.

If you could win all the time it wouldn't be gambling, it would only be a
job.
----John

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

vpFREE Home Page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE

vpFREE Links:
http://www.lvcm.com/tomesims/VP/Links.html

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

#2

No. It was the size change to Susan B's from Ike's that messed things
up for casinos.

If I was guessing, the switch to tokens from silver dollars

probably had

something to do with the incredible run up in silver prices years

ago when

the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market.

> [Original Message]
> From: <johnfiske@j...>
> To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 01/24/2003 1:00:02 PM
> Subject: [vpFREE] gaming history
>
>
>
> <<when tokens replaced silver dollars>>
> Why did casinos switch from silver dollars to tokens? There must

be a

> cost associated with producing casino tokens where US currency

does not.

> I have heard that the production costs of most tokens is less

than their

> face value and casinos profit when customers collect them. Is

this the

> only reason? Were there not enough silver dollars in existence to
> satisfy the need?
>
> A few years ago some of the Florida day cruise ships used to use a
> quarter token instead of a real coin. I always wondered why.
>
> If you could win all the time it wouldn't be gambling, it would

only be a

> job.
> ----John
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
> vpFREE Home Page:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vpFREE
>
> vpFREE Links:
> http://www.lvcm.com/tomesims/VP/Links.html
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

···

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "William Rudman" <wfrudman@e...> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:18:08 -0000 "Brad <tarpon@s...>" > > <tarpon@s...> writes:
>