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250 Central Avenue
Hot Springs, Arkansas MAP
Type: Illegal
Status: Closed
Open: 1895, Close: 1960s

(Spinetti's) Located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the illegal casino was established in 1893. It was probably one of the first gaming venues in American history. Like the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas, it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The location was 250 Central Avenue. The Southern Club was both a health club and gaming establishment. In the 1920s and 1930s, famous mobster Al Capone was a regular customer of the Southern Club. He was known to be a frequent poker player there.

William Stokley Jacobs was the man behind the Southern Club and some other venues in the state. He was known as the gaming czar of Hot Springs. However, by the 1960s, illegal gaming was being cracked down on in the state. That would end the era of illegal gaming at the Southern Club. In the 1970s, the establishment failed at trying to survive as a supper club.

Today, the building is the Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum. The structure still has original fixtures from the Southern Club.
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Casino Money
Table Chips (38) [QuickView]
CG102863 Obsolete
Issued: 1930s
Added: 2013-05-09
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Blue
Mold: C&S
Inlay: R-White
Logo: "SC" intertwine
Catalog#: ARSOU01
Contributed by: Rich Hanover

CG102863 - Blue - Shown
CG204255 - Red
CG102864 - White

Contributors: Rich Hanover, Ed Hertel
CG204284 Obsolete
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: Blue
Mold: Diamond
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: "WMM"
Catalog#: ARSOU29
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

CG204284 - Blue - Shown
CG204283 - Brown
CG204285 - Red

Initials stand for Sam Watt, Leo McLaughlin and Jack McJunkin

CG204254 Obsolete
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: Dark Blue
Mold: Plain
Inlay: R-White
Logo: "415"
Catalog#: ARSOU42
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

CG204254 - Dark Blue - Shown
CG008705 - White
CG313019 - Red

Contributors: Ed Hertel, Doug Deems, Douglas Hervey
CG204287 Obsolete
Denom: 1
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: White
Mold: Harp
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: "SCA" in circle
Catalog#: ARSOU04
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

CG204287 Side 2 - Wht - 1 - Shown
CG204286 - Blue
CG204288 Side 2 - Blu - 5

CG146720 Obsolete
Denom: 1
Added: 2015-07-11
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: Gray
Inserts: 3blk
Mold: Diamond
Inlay: HS Gold
Catalog#: ARSOU09
Contributed by: Tim Harry

CG146720 Side 2 - Gray - 1 - Shown
CG156892 Side 2 - Yel - 1
CG204267 Side 2 - Org - 1
CG194846 Side 2 - Wht - $1
CG204282 Side 2 - Org - 5 sm
CG146772 Side 2 - Org - 5 lg
CG150688 Side 2 - Pink - 5
CG150689 Side 2 - Red - 5
CG204260 Side 2 - Blu - 5
CG204263 Side 2 - Yel - 5
CG204264 Side 2 - Red - 5
CG204265 Side 2 - Blu - 5
CG160999 Side 2 - Blk - 25
CG204262 Side 2 - Blk - $25
CG204266 Side 2 - Pur - 25
CG204261 Side 2 - Yel - $100
CG198672 Side 2 - Org - $100

Contributors: Tim Harry, Frank Chalfant, Ed Hertel, Ray Klann, Roy Klein, Michael Moore, Doug Deems
CG204257 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Red
Mold: Diamond
Inlay: HS
Logo: "SC"
Catalog#: ARSOU26
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

Attributed to
CG150687 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2015-09-28
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Orange
Inserts: 3-Ylw
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: ARSOU24
Contributed by: Roy Klein
CG204296 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Green
Inserts: 3-Yel
Mold: T's
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: "Southern Club"
Catalog#: ARSOU25
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG204294 Obsolete
Denom: 5
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: Blue
Mold: T's
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: "SCA" in circle
Catalog#: ARSOU31
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

CG204294 Side 2 - Blu - 5 - Shown
CG204295 Side 2 - Red - 5

CG146719 Obsolete
Denom: 5
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-18
Color: Dark Red
Mold: T's
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: ARSOU07

CG146719 - Red - 5 - Shown
CG135395 - Org - 1

CG204292 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Black
Inserts: 3-Gray
Mold: T's
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: "JP"
Catalog#: ARSOU44
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

Sent to Southern Club, Hot Springs, AR (1955).
Initials for James Phillips, manager.
CG278764 Obsolete
Denom: $100
Added: 2022-02-02
Color: Dk Yellow
Inserts: 3 Red
Mold: Diamond
Inlay: HS Gold
Logo: "Southern Club"
Contributed by: Ernie Wheelden
Generic Chips (2) [QuickView]
CG121237 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Issued: 1938
Added: 2014-01-28
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Black
Mold: Hub
Inlay: HS
Logo: "$25.00"
Catalog#: ARSOU45
Contributed by: Robert Eisenstadt

Sent to Otis McGraw, Southern Club, Hot Springs, AR (1938)
CG204290 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2018-07-17
Last Update: 2018-07-17
Color: Black
Mold: Smkey
Inlay: HS
Logo: "$25.00"
Catalog#: ARSOU46
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

Found with the black hub chips
Odds & Ends Chips (5) [QuickView]
CG207462 Obsolete
Added: 2018-08-11
Last Update: 2018-08-11
Color: Orange
Inserts: 3-Ylw
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS-Gold
Catalog#: ARSOU36
Contributed by: Ed Hertel

No denom on reverse
CG207459 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2018-08-11
Last Update: 2018-08-13
Color: Beige
Inserts: 3-Brown
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG207460 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Added: 2018-08-11
Last Update: 2018-08-13
Color: Red
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG207458 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2018-08-11
Last Update: 2018-08-13
Color: Red
Inserts: 3-Yellow
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG207461 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Added: 2018-08-11
Last Update: 2018-08-13
Color: Black
Inserts: 3-Purple
Mold: Horshu
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
Casino Equipment
Dice (1) [QuickView]
CG194239 Obsolete
Added: 2018-02-07
Color: Red
Casino Collectibles
Ash Trays (1) [QuickView]
CG102893
Added: 2013-05-09
Last Update: 2013-05-09
Chip Order Cards (5) [QuickView]
CG259996
Issued: 2/19/1938
Added: 2021-02-17
Last Update: 2022-09-01
Mftr: Mason
Logo: $25.00
Contributed by: David Sarles
CG292048
Issued: 11/29/1941
Added: 2022-09-13
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg
CG291579
Issued: 9/17/1952
Added: 2022-09-01
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg
CG294004
Issued: 6/15/1955
Added: 2022-10-20
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg
CG291577
Issued: 3/5/1958
Added: 2022-09-01
Last Update: 2022-09-13
Mftr: Taylor & Co.
Contributed by: David Spragg
Match Books (8) [QuickView]
CG194847
Added: 2018-02-18
Color: Red
CG209112
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209113
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209114
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209115
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209116
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209117
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
CG209118
Added: 2018-08-28
Last Update: 2018-08-28
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
Post Cards (2) [QuickView]
CG209725
Added: 2024-02-26
Last Update: 2024-02-26
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
Updated by: Roy Klein
Image
Needed
CG209726
Added: 2018-08-30
Last Update: 2024-02-26
Contributed by: Ed Hertel
Total Items (62)

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