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This $5.00 orange chip is from the Turf Athletic Club Balinese Room in Galveston, Texas. The hearts and squares mold is a rare Jones mold that was only used on a few of the chips for the illegal casinos in Galveston. The hot-stamped lettering is charactistic of the chips for these clubs of the 1940s and 1950s. This chip is in excellent condition. The Balinese Room was a gambling casino located on a pier that extended into the Gulf on Galveston Island. Run by the Maceos and Fertittas, the Balinese was a luxurious night club with first class entertainment by big band orchestras. The long breezeway out to the main rooms made the Balinese nearly "raid-proof," and was known as "Ranger Run" because even the fastest Texas Ranger could not get to the gaming tables before they were converted to pool and bridge tables during a raid.
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