Royal City Star, New Westminster, BC $5 House Chip

Royal City Star, New Westminster, BC $5 House Chip
Obsolete
Denom: $5
Color: Red
Mold: 3Diamond (Rot)
Collected By: A. J. Giametta
788 Quayside Drive
New Westminster, British Columbia V3M 1J4
Type: Riverboat
Status: Closed
Open: 10/1999, Close: 12/2007
The riverboat was brought from New Orleans, on a heavy lift ship called the Swan and off-loaded at Royal Roads (near Victoria) where the boat underwent some conversion and overhaul work.
The Casino opened at New Westminster, not Vancouver, on October 6, 1999 as the Royal City Star Casino.