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Was: SLS Hotel & Casino
2535 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 MAP
Type: Land Based
855-761-7757 Status: Open Open: 10/01/2019 Link to Website
Over a several-month period (September/October) 2019, the SLS executed a corporate name change from SLS to Sahara and is in the process of removing the "SLS" branding.
CG231645 Current Denom: $1
Issued: 10/21/19
Added: 2019-10-25
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Day Blue
Inserts: 2-Pink
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Day Blue
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: TCR# D2907
Contributed by: Jim Follis
NGCB lists the chip color as Day Blue.
CG259203 Current Denom: $4
Issued: 2020
Added: 2021-02-02
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Salmon
Inserts: 2 Blurple
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: OR-Salmon
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: Not in TCR
Contributed by: Brian J. Kaefer
Poker Room Drop Chip
CG231646 Current Denom: $5
Issued: 10/21/19
Added: 2019-10-25
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Red
Inserts: 4 Blue
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Orange
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Jim Follis
CG231647 Current Denom: $25
Issued: 10/21/19
Added: 2019-10-25
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Green
Inserts: 2 Yellow, 2 Hot Orange
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Green
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Jim Follis
CG231661 Current Denom: $100
Issued: 10/21/19
Added: 2019-10-26
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Black
Inserts: 2 Gray, 2 Pink/Gray/Pink
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Brown
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Ricky Pushkin
CG263981 Obsolete Denom: $100
Issued: 2019
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Black
Inserts: 2 Orange/Lt Bluepeach
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Gray
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the A
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Updated by: Doug Balduini
Back-up chip Notched and Drilled. PIC2 is UV.
CG308196 Current Denom: $500
Added: 2023-08-23
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Purple
Inserts: 4 Peach/Lt Green
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Purple
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: Steven Buckley
CG263979 Current Denom: $500
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Purple
Inserts: 4 Peach/Lt Green
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Purple
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled
CG263980 Current Denom: $500
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Purple
Inserts: 2 Peach/Lt Green
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Purple
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled
CG263977 Current Denom: $1000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Yellow
Inserts: 2 Brown/Purple, 2 Pink-V
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Yellow
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled
CG263978 Current Denom: $1000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Yellow
Inserts: 3 Pink/3 Brown
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Yellow
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled
CG263975 Current Denom: $5000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: White
Inserts: 2 Blue/2 Brown
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Gray
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled, 43 mm
CG263976 Current Denom: $5000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: White
Inserts: 2 Pink/Gold/Pink, 2 Blue
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Pink
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled
CG263973 Current Denom: $25000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Brown
Inserts: 3 Brown/3 Lt Green
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Brown
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled, 43 mm
CG263974 Current Denom: $25000
Added: 2021-04-08
Last Update: 2025-01-18 Color: Dark Brown
Inserts: 4 Lime Grn/4 Gray-V
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Brown
Logo: SAHARA - no line in the "
Catalog#: NotInTCR
Contributed by: David Sarles
Notched and Drilled, 43 mm
No Cash Value Chips (9)
CG315981 Current Denom: 5
Added: 2024-05-09
Color: Pink
Mold: House
Inlay: OR-Multi
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: Not in TCR
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
Promotional - No Cash Value / One Bet Only
CG293129 Current Denom: 25
Added: 2022-10-04
Last Update: 2022-10-05 Color: Green
Mold: House
Inlay: R-Green
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: D3484
Contributed by: Doug Balduini
Oversized, Promotional No Cash Value, Play Til You Lose
CG315982 Current Denom: 25
Added: 2024-05-09
Color: Green
Mold: House
Inlay: OR-Multi
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: Not in TCR
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
Promotional - No Cash Value / One Bet Only
CG268381 Current Denom: 25
Added: 2021-07-08
Last Update: 2025-01-19 Color: Green
Inserts: 6 Gold
Mold: House
Mftr: Paulson
Inlay: R-Gold
Logo: SAHARA
Catalog#: NotInTCR
CG308197 Current Added: 2023-08-23
Last Update: 2023-08-23 Color: Purple
Inserts: 3 Pink, 3 White
Mold: DblCir
Inlay: OR-White
Logo: Logo
Contributed by: Steven Buckley
Bounty Chip
Tokens - Other (3)
CG300539 Current Event: Chinese New Year
Issued: 2021
Added: 2023-02-07
Color: Gold
Logo: Ox
Contributed by: John Albritton
Year of the Ox 2021
CG278903 Current Event: Chinese New Year
Issued: 2022
Added: 2022-02-05
Color: Gold
Logo: Tiger
Year of the Tiger 2022
CG300531 Current Event: Chinese New Year
Issued: 2023
Added: 2023-02-07
Color: Gold
Logo: Rabbit
Contributed by: Frank Luo
Year of the Rabbit 2023
Ticket In Ticket Outs (1)
CG231734 Issued: 2019
Added: 2019-10-30
Last Update: 2019-10-30 Logo: SAHARA
Contributed by: Erik Dauplaise
Casino Equipment
Players Club (Slot) Cards (10)
CG232358 Issued: 2019
Added: 2019-11-10
Last Update: 2019-11-10 Color: Turquoise
Contributed by: Larry Pang
1st, Rewards Club 52 - Preferred (same obverse as previous SLS cards but with the new Sahara reverse)