Riviera Splash

Description: A long running show at the now gone Riviera.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes

Riviera Casino

Description: Casino played cards from The Riviera

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

Caesar's Palace Casino

Description: This deck if from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, but doesn't appear to be casino played cards.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

Manufacturer: Carta Mundi

Copyright: Unknown

Lady Luck Casino

Description: Casino cards from Lady Luck

Number of decks: 1

Open?: Yes

The Orleans Casino

Description: Cards from The Orleans Casino

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

Harrah's Casino

Description: Casino cards from Harrah's in Las Vegas

Number of decks: 4

Open?: No

Ambassador Plaza Casino Cards

Description: This set of decks comes from the Ambassador Plaza Casino

Number of decks: 12--6 blue and 6 red

Open?: Yes and no

Turning Stone Casino

Description: All casino cards have been altered in some way to prevent someone from buying a used deck and then sneaking it back into play.  I've never seen one like this where they drilled a hole through the middle of the deck.

Also, the decks features a bar code card that says it's there for security and quality control.  "Special scanning of each deck and each tuck box assures accurate packaging."

The bar code on the blue deck scans in at "X7913" which matches what's under the bar code, and what's on the bottom of the Ace.

But the tuck box's bar code scans in at "B6692", which I find interesting.

Number of decks: 2

Open?: Yes

Mirage Casino

Description: These casino cards were opened, played with, packed back up, and sealed.  They still have the original plastic shrink wrap on them, missing the top part, of course.

Number of decks: 1

Open?: No

Cruise Casino

Description: A few years ago we went on a Cruise to Mexico. Cruise ships have casinos, and casinos have cards.

Number of decks: 2

Open?: Yes

Puerto Rico Casino Cards

Description: A long time ago I had a project in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  It seemed like there were casinos everywhere.  One of the hotels I stayed in had one in its lobby.  I went up to the customer service counter and asked if they sell used cards.  A lot of casinos do.  The gentleman behind the counter asked me to hang on, and then came back with a large box.  There were 12 decks of cards in it, all red.  I asked him how much, and he said they were free.  So, I pushed my luck, and asked if he had a blue box.  He did.  Turns out the decks weren't sorted out. They basically took the cards from the tables, split them up into deck sized piles, and cut the corners off (common practice for casinos), and stuff them away.

Because I have so many of these cards, they are the only cards in my collection I've ever played with, or allowed to be played with.  Well, that's not true.  I started my collection by buying a deck of cards I needed to play with, and used them.  After that, I was actually collecting, and never played with the cards again.

Number of decks: 24, which may or may not be complete

Open?: Yes