Rio Pure Romance - Simply the Best

Maybe I'm a sucker for simple, clean room key designs or maybe the "Simply the Best" wording is having a subliminal effect on me, but I'm thinking this key would make a good nominee for CC & GTCC room key of the year.

Imperial Palace (Biloxi) Infusion

I sure do prefer the Infusion Coffee Bar key that has the IP logo added to the background over the (I believe) older Imperial Palace key without the logo and arrows.

Venetian Paiza Variations

It seems a few people haven't noticed this Venetian key variation yet. In addition to the wording differences at the bottom on the front, the print on the back also has some differences (otherwise the fronts are the same, even though the scan doesn't make it look that way due to difficulties scanning reflective foil surfaces).

Pioneer - Laughlin, NV

Getting this room key from the kind folks at the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada made up for the shock of watching $20 in nickels fall out of a machine I was playing (guess I have to watch more closely to make sure a casino has TITO machines before cashing out)

Binder Pages for Room Keys

I'm not sure where the rest of you are getting binder pages for your room keys (or what pages you're using), but my supply of pages left over from the good old phonecard days are starting to run out and I thought I'd check around to see what's available. The Avery business card pages seem good (and popular with collectors from what I've seen).

A little searching turned up the pages at Costco.com at $1.53 for a package of 10 pages (with free shipping) plus tax. Seems like a pretty good deal for Costco members.

Room Key Guide - Second Edition Available

The second edition of my Casino Room Key Card Catalog/Checklist is now available at www.roomkeyguide.com (or click the link at the left). The introduction to the guide explains the reasons behind this release coming so soon after the first edition.

Those who purchased the printed copy of the first edition should have received an email from me earlier this evening. If you did not receive this email, please contact me.

Please note - the second edition is available for purchase and, like the first edition, is also available for downloading. Please check the website for additional information.

Have fun chasing those keys and I hope to see all of you at the convention later this month.

Planet Hollywood David Spade Update

A "May 24 & 25" variation of the Planet Hollywood David Spade key also exists.

Planet Hollywood David Spade Variations

Here are three variations of the PH David Spade key -- Feb 15 & 16, 2008 -- March 14 & 15, 2008 -- and April 11 & 12 (click on the image for a clearer picture). Are there others out there? If you've seen another variety, please let me know. The three keys have a common back with the (I) manufacturers mark.

Tachi Palace, Lemoore, CA

Made a quick trip to the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, Calif. today. Some road construction made the trip a little longer than planned, but picking up the room key pictured above (and a stop at Starbucks in Kettleman City) made the trip a success.

Planet Hollywood Stomp Out Loud

Have you noticed that (at least) two variations of the Stomp Out Loud key exist? Not only is the coloring on the front of the key slightly different, but the backs are different as well.

Planet Hollywood Miss USA 2008

Congrats to Miss Texas for winning the Miss USA 2008 Pageant. Nice looking room key huh?

Freedom is rapidly approaching

That's right - freedom...or more precisely, the luxury of having free time. One more week of insane amounts of work and it's over. I'll finally have some time to spend chasing casino room keys and working on the guide.