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ChipGuide - A Catalog of Casino Chips and Collectibles
415 Market St.
San Diego, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1947, Close: 1978

Pool hall and card room originally owned by Jack Tanabe, and later by Ben Hopkins. Frank Yamada managed the card room in 1961. The "Asia Pool Hall" was previously at this address until 1947, and was raided for gambling in 1939.

T. R. King sold 1000 of the large crown chips to Jack Tanabe, Jack's Place, 415 Market Street, San Diego, California, in 1947.

Listing (2nd from top) from the 1976 San Diego Yellow Pages, under "Card Rooms". Note, it was on the same block as the "J & M Card Room".

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Casino Money
Poker Chips (5) [QuickView]
CG047625
Added: 2015-06-05
Last Update: 2023-11-09
Color: Orange
Mold: DiaSqr
Inlay: HS-Gold
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

The attribution of these chips is traced to Armin Pfaender's California Chip Guide (2004). Not in Eastman (1998).


CG267022
Added: 2021-06-17
Last Update: 2021-12-11
Color: Yellow
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: AJ
Quantity: 100
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Sent to: Jack Tanabe - 1947
CG267023
Added: 2021-06-17
Last Update: 2021-12-11
Color: Red
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: AJ
Quantity: 300
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Sent to: Jack Tanabe - 1947
CG267024
Added: 2021-06-17
Last Update: 2021-12-11
Color: Blue
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: AJ
Quantity: 200
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Sent to: Jack Tanabe - 1947
CG267025
Added: 2021-06-17
Last Update: 2021-12-11
Color: White
Mold: LCrown
Inlay: HS-Gold
Logo: AJ
Quantity: 400
Contributed by: Jim Colbert

Sent to: Jack Tanabe - 1947
Casino Collectibles
Chip Order Cards (1) [QuickView]
CG274801
Issued: 1947
Added: 2021-12-11
Mftr: T. R. King
Contributed by: David Sarles
Total Items (6)

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