Palm Beach Princess Gambling Cruise
The Palm Beach Princess has sailed its last gambling cruise from the Port of Palm Beach, but the ship's operators said Friday that they hope to replace the beleaguered boat with another vessel. It was just a few weeks ago that Gambling911.com's Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, boarded the Palm Beach Princess. It's a cruise to nowhere that features casino games and sports.
Miami Florida casino cruises are an excellent attraction for those who like gambling while having a really good time. These Miami Florida casinos allow people to experience not only a casino, but also a nice time in a cruise with good food and drinks. The Miami Florida casino cruises offer live shows on each one of its trips. If you are looking forward to having a good time, you should probably do this. It is a cool experience and is in your hands for a reasonable price all over Miami at any time. We give you a complete list of Miami Florida casino cruises.
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Horizon's Edge Casino Cruise
Horizon's Edge departs from Bayside Park in Miami, Florida.
Evening sailing times:
7:30pm - 12:30am (Weekdays)
7:30pm - 1:00am (Friday and Saturday)
Monday thru Sunday Day Cruises:
Depart 12pm and Return 5pm
Sunday thru Thursday Evening Cruises:
Depart 7:30pm and Return 12:30am
Friday and Saturday Evening Cruises:
Depart 7:30pm and Return 1:00am
Contact information
Phone: (800) 582-5932
Web: www.horizonsedge.com
Aquasino
Aquasino departs from South Beach, Florida.
Wednesday thru Thursday cruises:
Depart 7:30pm and Return 12:30am
Friday cruises:
Depart 7:30pm and Return 1:00am
Saturday cruises:
Depart 12pm and Return 5pm
Depart 7:30pm and Return 1am
Sunday cruises:
Depart 12pm and Return 5pm
Contact information
Phone: (305) 532-0021
Web: www.aquasinosouthbeach.com
Sterling Casino Lines Cruises
Sterling Casino Lines departs from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Daily sailing times:
11:00am - 4:00pm (seven days a week)
Evening sailing times:
7:00pm - 12:00am (Monday - Thursday)
7:00pm - 1:00am (Friday & Saturday)
Contact information
Phone: (321) 784-8558
Web: www.sterlingcasinolines.com
SunCruz Casino
SunCruz Casino departs from Key Largo, Hollywood, Jacksonville, Port Canaveral, Daytona Beach and Madeira Beach.
Monday & Tuesday
Sailing at 6:00pm; Back at 11:00pm
Wednesday
Sailing at 2pm, 5pm, 7:30pm; Back at 12am
Thursday
Sailing at 5pm & 7:30pm; Back at 12am
Friday
Sailing at 5pm & 7:30pm; Back at 12:30am
Saturday
Sailing at 2pm, 5pm, 7:30pm; Back at 12:30am
Sunday
Sailing at 12pm, 3pm, 6:00pm; Back at 10:00pm
Contact information
Phone: 305-451-0000 or 1-800-474-DICE (3423)
Web: www.suncruzcasino.com
Casino Princesa
Casino Princesa departs from Bayfront Park, Miami twice a day.
Daily sailing times:
11:30am (all days of the week)
Evening sailing times:
7:00pm (all days of the week)
Contact information
Phone: (305) 379-5825
Web: webmaster@casinoprincesa.com / http://www.casinoprincesa.com
SeaEscape
SeaEscape departs from Port Everglades every day.
Daily sailing times:
11:30am – 4:30pm
Evening sailing times:
7:30pm (Monday thru Saturday)
6:30pm (Sunday)
Contact information
Phone: 1.877.732.3722
Web: www.seaescape.com
Palm Beach Princess Casino
Palm Beach Princess Casino departs from the new port of Palm Beach.
Sailing times:
Palm Beach Princess Casino offers various schedules throughout the week. If you want to new this casino schedule visit www.pbcasino.com
Contact information
Phone: (561) 845-7447
Web: www.pbcasino.com
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Gaming chips or “cheques” have been part of gambling for centuries, but collecting them and related items like tokens has enjoyed a significant following only since the 1970s.
The catapulting event was a 1965 change in Nevada law that allowed casinos to make their own gaming tokens. Silver prices were so high the casinos could not keep enough silver dollars on hand. Land-based, floating and cruise line casinos around the world soon followed suit in creating their own tokens in reaction to the silver coin shortage, and an entire field of exonumia was born anew.
Gambling tokens, cheques, chips and jetons have been available to collect for centuries, but casino numismatics didn’t take off until Nevada casinos began making their own tokens and strikes in the late 1960s. These new pieces were coin-like and often coin-sized in their design and were made out of typical coin metals like silver and copper-nickel. Because they resembled coins so much, and because many designs were flirtatious if not naughty, many casino customers took them home. Overnight, a once sleepy field of exonumia was reborn and began to grow in size, created to serve gambler and tourist alike.
These diverse items are made from materials ranging from gilded silver to clay. Early chips made of mother-of-pearl and ivory gave way in the 1880s to shellac and clay composites with anti-counterfeiting embossed surfaces. Manufacturing picked up after 1931 when Nevada became the first state to legalize gambling.
Clay poker chips remain in use in many casinos worldwide, including the Kickapoo Casino in McLoud, Okla. An undated 38-millimeter example of one of its $1 clay chips shows the same eagle feather design on both sides. It was acquired the same year the casino opened, in 2002.
Gambling token denominations are numerous, including odd denominations as well as those found in legal tender. One fractional example is a 25-cent, quarter-sized brass token from the Palm Beach Casino Cruise Line, issued circa 1998. Cruise line casinos offer games of chance similar to those offered by casinos found on land and rivers. However, the Cruise Line casinos use different denominations, such as $12 strikes instead of $10 strikes found at land-based casinos.
Fifty-cent gaming tokens are typically the size of a United States half dollar.
A 50-cent token from the Silver Slipper Club in Las Vegas was brought home by my father after he visited the casino in 1967. He liked the “pretty showgirl” design. Casinos took notice of the fact that many visitors were like my dad. Since it costs much less than 50 cents to make a half dollar token, the casinos make money on every souvenir hunter.
By 1978, enough collector interest was shown industry-wide in the $1 and larger denomination silver tokens to encourage creation of an international series designed to appeal to hobbyists, issued by the Franklin Mint (also one of the principal minters of the tokens for use by the casinos). One of the 25 tokens from this private mint’s popular “Gaming Coins of the World’s Great Casinos” series is the Proof silver 100-peso token made for the Manila Bay Casino in the Philippines. Every denomination in the series was the equivalent of $25 U.S. at the time of manufacture.
American Indian casinos have contributed to the wealth of collectibles, too, ever since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988. The Oneida Casino in Wisconsin opened in 1990 and issued a 1.5-ounce .999 fine silver $5 gaming token 44 millimeters in diameter in 1994. Among silver casino tokens, this is one of the more unusual sizes and denominations.
The $7 face value silver gaming tokens are much more common. Harrah’s Casino was the first to issue a $1 token in 1965 and continues to issue strikes to this day such as the illustrated 0.65-ounce .999 fine silver $7 token with coyote design (36 millimeters).
The ringed-bimetallic $10 token with a 0.60-ounce silver core and a brass ring is definitely the most popular format with casino token collectors. They were developed in 1992 by casinos in Reno and Tahoe as premiums to be won in slot machines.
Casinos have cashed in on collector interest with limited editions, commemorative themes and different colored capsules or holders. Some casinos have flirted with the hobby by issuing designs that feature collecting clubs. For instance, in 2003, the El Cortez Casino in Las Vegas issued a $10 token for the 11th Annual Convention of the Silver Strikers Chapter of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club.
Some large silver pieces look like ringed-bimetallic tokens because they have selective gold plating.
One such example is an undated $20 chip from the Westward Ho Casino along the Las Vegas Strip. It is 47 millimeters in diameter, contains 1.28 troy ounces of pure silver with gilded areas and was made in 1995.
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Rising silver prices continue to have a huge impact on this hobby. Since 2009, for example, some casinos have issued silver-plated clad tokens to appeal to budget-conscious customers. They are easy to spot because they lack the legend “.999 silver.”
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Popular with bullion collectors as well as exonumia enthusiasts, massive $200 tokens contain 12 ounces or one troy pound of pure silver, and are almost always selectively gilded. Since 2011, these have morphed into $300 issues but now have only half as much silver, or 6 ounces. ¦