South Point Casino GM Ryan Growney to Speak at Casino Chip and Collectibles Show Members Banquet
Ryan Growney, General Manager of the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will kick off the Casino Collectibles Association’s 28th annual show slated for June17-19, 2021 at the same location. He is the featured speaker at the association’s member banquet dinner at 7 pm June 16th, the evening before the show doors open to the public. Growney will discuss the details of the South Point Casino’s 2020 experiences with the impact of Covid-19, and the multitude of decisions that were necessary in the ever-changing landscape of the pandemic. “Though we are all tired of talking about Covid, we’ve been talking about it here every day for a year”, said Growney. “It’s been a rough, yet interesting, journey,” he added.
Members of the Casino Collectibles Association have until May 31 to pre-register for the banquet. Registration is available at the organization’s website at www.ccgtcc.com, or by contacting George Dmitrevsky at [email protected].
The Casino Collectibles Association’s annual show is open to the public. It features the world’s largest casino chip and token collection, as recognized by Guinness World Records. Nearly 40 casino memorabilia dealers from all over the world will display their collections and offer collectibles for viewing, sale or trade. Following Covid-19 protocol, attendees will be asked to wear a mask, and all dealer tables will be spaced six-feet apart.
In the Exhibition Hall show attendees will find casino chip experts and their displays dedicated to a multitude of gaming chip categories such as rare chips, roulette chips, counterfeit chips, illegal casino chips, odd denomination chips and collections dedicated to sports and even aliens. Additional collections on display will include gaming tokens, dice, slot cards, playing cards, matchbooks, menus, dinnerware, swizzle sticks, casino photos, post cards and more.
Concurrent to the Show, as part of the Casino Collectibles Association’s 501 (c) 3 educational requirement, the club hosts four educational seminars which are offered to the public free of charge. A live auction of hundreds of casino chips and other casino memorabilia is also offered at no charge. These bonus activities are held in adjacent meeting rooms at the South Point Hotel and Casino.
The Casino Chips and Collectibles Show registration and admission is open to the public June 17, 9 AM – 5 PM (admission $10), June 18, 9 AM – 4 PM (admission $5) and June 19, 9 AM – 4 PM (admission is free). Location is Exhibit Hall C at the South Point Hotel Casino, 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada.
