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ITEM VIEW: CG035631
28809 Road 156
Visalia, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1976, Close: 1977

Owned by David R. and Mary Sanchez in 1976 [DRS]. Also called the "Casa Blanca Market". Sanchez was previously a police officer in Tulare from 1970 to 1974. He began work as a Lake County, Oregon, sheriff's deputy in 1979.

T. R. King shipped 1000 chips in five denominations to the Casa Blanca Grocery, 28809 Road 15 [156], Visalia, CA, in 1976.

It has been speculated that these chips may have been used a the "Casa Blanca Casino" (132 Burnett Road, Tipton) open for less than a year in 1977. Owned by Bill Baugher and Herb Guinn. The addresses are about 20 miles apart.

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CG035631 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Added: 2011-04-24
Last Update: 2011-04-24
Color: Green
Mold: SCrown

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