According to the Club website, what year was the Club “Formally begun….with about 20 members”?
1987
Are there any women members of the CC>CC Hall of Fame? If yes, name them.
Yes. Janice O'Neal.
In your own words (no copy & paste) state what line item #7 in the Club Code of Ethics means.
My personal submission: "I believe this means that, when selling or trading a casino collectible, you should never represent it as authentic if you have ANY reason to believe it is NOT authentic."
Including this year's Big Show, the Club's Convention has been held at three different hotel/casinos. Name two (2) of them.
Aladdin, Orleans and Tropicana.
Name the Chairman of the Building Fund committee and the 4 other committee members?
Jim Kruse. Andy Hughes, Greg Susong, Bob Pardue, Archie Black.
Name three members of the Club’s current Board of Directors and the office they hold.
From Article 4, Section 2 of the CC>CC Constitution: "A Board of Directors will be comprised of the five (5) Club officers."
Name two (2) of the CC>CC Hall of Fame members that have NOT been used as part of the any question or that were part of any answer in this contest. Helpful Fact: There are currently 12 members of the CC>CC Hall of Fame.
Howard Herz, Dale Seymour, Harvey Fuller, Doug Saito, or Bob Mera. The following Hall of Fame members were in parts of the questions or answers: Archie Black, Janice O'Neal, Bruce Landau, Michael Knapp, Allan Myers, Ernie Wheelden and Greg Susong.
The Club recently lost our dear friend Bruce Landau, CH-002, who was a CC>CC Hall of Fame member, former Club Officer and volunteer. He was one of the greatest chippers of all time. And he was an even better person. What event at the annual Club Convention is Bruce Landau's name most closely associated with?
The Auction.
This member was CH-001, served for 10 years as President, was the first inductee into the CC>CC Hall of Fame, is a Honorary Life Member, served on numerous Club committees, helped countless collectors over the years and wrote THE reference guide on Atlantic City chips. Who is this member?
Archie Black.
This year's Election Co-Chairs have quietly given of themselves since the beginning. In the early days of the Convention, they ran errands, built, hauled and stored Convention stuff, served as Convention Publicity Chairs when we had the astronomical advertising budget of $700.00. They passed out flyers all over the Las Vegas Valley and beyond, did interviews and untold other things to promote the Club, the Convention and the hobby. Who are these members?
Vince and Bettye Mowery.
What does the membership designation “CH” stand for and how many are there?
Charter Member. 100.
What is the mission of the Building Fund committee and the stated monetary goal?
Their mission is to purchase a building "where meetings could be held, materials stored and just have a place to call home." $50,000.
Who was the first inductee into the Southern California Chapter Hall of Fame? This Club member's quest for the $5 Golden Goose chip during the Convention Auction one year is still fondly talked about today among those who were there.
Gene Grossblatt.
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