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Mar del Plata, Hotel Provincial, Casino y Rambla (Argentina)
A stately view of this seaside resort on a very old, unused card 543. The card is notably aging, not unlike the hotel itself–based on online reviews, a recent one of which says the property would be perfect for a murder mystery. The name of the hotel now, by the way, is the NH Gran Hotel Provincial. Grade: 2
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Mar del Plata, Rambla Casino (Argentina)
Unused vintage postcard No. 525 with a small stain on the upper left reverse tip. Grade: 2
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Los Tajibos Hotel – Casino, Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
The unused card does say “Hotel – Casino” but online now it’s clear the casino is gone and the hotel is also a convention centre. It gets good online reviews, so give it a try and bring this card with you. Aging card, shows some handling. Grade: 2
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Punta del Este, Edificio del Hotel Casino San Rafael (Uruguay)
First, have a look at our entry 32700120. Same casino (of course), different card, different maker. This one comes from Ediciones Impresora Uruguaya Colombino, No. 800, is unused and has an abrasion under the caption where some writing had been removed. Grade: 3
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Punta del Este, Frente del Casino (Uruguay)
Unused, aging Ediciones Impresora card No. 878. We would like to confirm which casino this is (was), but it got confusing. Grade: 2-
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Rivera, Hotel Casino (Uruguay)
From a short series of unused, clearly very old real-photo B&W cards of this border city with Brazil. All cards are significantly aged but otherwise clean. This structure is still there, now called Rivera Casino and Resort, and surrounded by far more modern buildings. It gets very good online reviews, so go … but first, buy this card and bring it to them. They might give you a free spin of the wheel? Grade: 1
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Montreal, Casino
Mailed in 2013, with stamp and full postmark. Blue bilingual Air Mail sticker. Grade: 1
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Vina del Mar, Entrada principal del Casino Municipal (Chile)
In 1954, Elza wrote a long message and addressed the card to Brazil but it was not postally mailed — no stamp, no postmark. Grade: 4
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Hotel Casino Ita Enramada (Paraguay)
The more we try to learn about this property, the more confused we get. It definitely looks as though it got caught up in serious politics. This card, however, is immune to all that and is in excellent condition for its age. Grade: 1
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The Alhambra Casino and Bazaar (Aruba)
The card was mailed in 1990, to Brazil, with stamp and postmark. It’s an aging card, otherwise clean, and as a bonus, the casino is still there. Grade: 1
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Hotel Casino Carrasco, Montevideo (Uruguay)
One can only imagine what this classic hotel went through to morph from its name on this unused card (Hotel Casino Carrasco) to its present name (Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco & Spa). It gets very nice online reviews, though, apart from some mumbling about bathrooms not having doors? What’s that about? Grade: 1
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Nice, Le Casino Palais de la Jetee (France)
Unused, contemporary card with 1942 artwork. Three are available. Grades: 1
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Las Vegas, Fremont Street (Nevada, USA)
We’d assess this unused card as suitable mostly for someone wanting to track changes in the area over time. Heavily handled, aged, and with various abrasions and stains on the reverse. Grade: 4
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Anti-gambling (Finland)
Captioned extensively in Finnish and Swedish, this ad card offers help in kicking the gambling habit. Mailed from Finland in 2014 with stamp, postmark, and blue Priority label. Some minor postal creasing and ink transfer on the front. Grade: 3
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златната (The Golden One) (Bulgaria)
This is the right size and shape (and appearance) to be a postcard, but it’s not. It’s a lottery. Or gambling. Or something. If you’re Bulgarian, you’ll know! The reverse of this card is blank and it could easily be used as a postcard. Grade: 1
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КРЪСТОСЛОВИЦИ (Crossroads) (Bulgaria)
In the same spirit as our entry 32700136, just slightly larger (4-1/8″ x 7-1/2″), also blank on the back. Grade: 1
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ЗЛАТНИТЕ ПИРАМИДИ (Golden Pyramids) (Bulgaria)
In the same spirit as our entry 32700136, just slightly larger (4-1/8″ x 7-1/2″), also blank on the back. Grade: 1
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Nice, Casino Municipal et les Jardins Albert Ier (France)
Unused B&W card, from the Gilletta Cote d’Azur Artistique series (#12), some age-staining on the reverse. Grade: 2
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Deauville – Plage Fleurie, Casino, Grand Hall (France)
Deauville seems to have a few casinos now and Google doesn’t sort them out very well. So we won’t venture any guesses, but this card was mailed long ago, with 15c stamp and indistinct postmark. Grade: 1
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Monte – Carlo, Casino, Terraces, and Pigeons’ Shooting
Amongst piles of otherwise random postcards, once in awhile a treasure rises to the surface. Here’s one, but first we want to observe that we have pigeons on the ledge outside the room where we sit now, but we don’t shoot them. This real-photo card was mailed in the mid-20th century, with two stamps and indistinct postmark. The message is extensive and informative and the writer was both judgmental and happy. Grade: 1
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Casino Sands (Macau)
That’s how the card describes the Sands Casino, the first American entry in what was to become the world’s largest gambling centre. Sands opened in May 2004; the card dates from 2006; and it was mailed in 2023 with two stamps and a postmark. Grade: 1
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Reno, Circus Circus Casino Hotel (Nevada, USA)
Mailed in 1986, with 33-cent stamp and heavy postmark over that and the airmail sticker. There’s also an address label. Grade: 3
