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Became: Sam's Town
315 Clyde Fant Parkway
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
Type: Riverboat
800-HARRAHS Status: Closed Open: 12/07/1994, Close: 05/19/2004
Link to Website
First known as Harrah's Shreveport, the hotel was purchased in 2004 by Boyd Gaming from Harrah's Entertainment. Harrah's sold this casino after acquiring Horseshoe Gaming Holding Corporation. The casino re-opened under Boyd's Sam's Town brand on May 20, 2004, making this the 4th casino under the Sam's Town name.
Originally entered as possibly being from a backup set, this chip has been confirmed by Tim McMurray, who was one of the original employees of Harrah's Shreveport, to have been in play in the casino. Per Mr. McMurray, "This was the first re-order for pink chips after we opened in 1994. They were striped wrong. They looked like $25 chips when seen through a black and white camera. At this time the only color cameras were on roulette. They were only in action for a week or so. When the replacement shipment came in, they were removed. Later, they were all put in the concrete for the foundation of the hotel."
5th Anniversary. A.J. Foyt. Available only in a block of lucite. Chip in Lucite images courtesy of John Albritton.
CG008908 - Additional Images Chip in Lucite - Side 1
As indicated in comments, chip available only within lucite.
Chip in Lucite - Side 2 Flipped horizontally.
Manufacturer Sample Chips (10)
CG163985 Denom: $1
Added: 2016-06-01
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: White
Inserts: 1 Purple, 1 Green, 1 Peach
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-White
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163986 Denom: $2.50
Added: 2016-06-01
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Pink
Inserts: 4 Brown, 4 Yellow
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Pink
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163984 Denom: $5
Added: 2016-06-01
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Red
Inserts: 4 White/Pink/White
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Red
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163987 Denom: $25
Added: 2016-06-01
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Green
Inserts: 4 Peach/Yellow
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Green
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163988 Denom: $100
Added: 2016-06-01
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Black
Inserts: 4 Orange, 4 Pink
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Black
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163993 Denom: $100
Added: 2016-06-02
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Black
Inserts: 3 Blue/Green/Red
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Black
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection - Back Up Rack
CG163990 Denom: $500
Added: 2016-06-02
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Purple
Inserts: 4 Pink, 4 Turquoise
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Purple
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection
CG163994 Denom: $500
Added: 2016-06-02
Color: Purple
Inserts: 4 White, 4 Mint Green
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: Round
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Jim Farnham Collection - Back up Rack
CG163995 Denom: $1000
Added: 2016-06-02
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Orange
Inserts: 4 Green/White
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Orange
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
Notched. Jim Farnham Collection - Back up Rack
CG163992 Denom: $1000
Added: 2016-06-02
Last Update: 2021-06-06 Color: Orange
Inserts: 4 White/Blue
Mold: H&C (RHC)
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Orange
Contributed by: John K. Kallman
