Vintage 1949-1951 American O’Dwyer’s Illegal Casino Gambling Club $1.00 Clay Poker Chip (New Orleans/Jefferson, Louisiana)

Up for sale is a Vintage 1949-1951 American O’Dwyer’s Illegal Casino Gambling Club $1.00 Clay Poker Chip (New Orleans/Jefferson, Louisiana)! It measures 1 9/16” in diameter. The piece is in great overall condition with minor signs of wear consistent with its age and use. Please message us if you have any questions. Thanks!

This vintage clay poker chip represents a pivotal moment in the mid-century underground gaming landscape of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana—an area famously tolerated as the "Free State of Jefferson" due to its wide-open, illicit gambling scene. Manufactured on the distinct "Hub Mold" (characterized by the concentric rectangular spokes around the rim), this specific design features striking green edge inserts, a premium manufacturing detail used to deter local counterfeiting on high-traffic tables. It was ordered by the O'Dwyer brothers right at the turn of the decade for their high-end, independent venue located at 100 Jefferson Highway, which opened in 1949. Because these open commercial table games were short-lived—abruptly halted by the federal crackdowns following the televised 1950–1951 Kefauver Committee crime hearings—surviving specimens with intact, clean inlays are highly prized by regional history buffs and specialized casino chip collectors.

♦️$5.75 flat rate shipping to all of the United States (Combined, international, and freight shipping as well as local pickup available upon request!)

*PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE CHIPS AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE BEING SOLD INDIVIDUALLY! WHILE ALL CHIPS ARE IN SIMILAR VINTAGE CONDITION, EACH HAS SUBTLE NATURAL VARIATIONS AND CONDITION DIFFERENCES AS SHOWN IN THE MULTI-CHIP PHOTOS.