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Figuring out how the gallery works wasn’t fun. Not fun at all. At least it didn’t take forever. I should think about getting a camera with macro : /

‘Name: Premium Casino “Bee”

Date: 5.28.2009

Front : Premium Casino “Bee” Playing Cards MADE IN U.S.A.

Right : LONG LASTING PREMIUM CASINO QUALITY

Left : THE U.S. PLAYING CARD COMPANY CINCINNATI, OHIO 45212

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

3-4$ a Deck. But its probably worth it…

Bee : The stock is obviously thicker than Bicycle.

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Usually sold in a 2 pack, or separately in sets…depending on where you buy it from . Still readily available on online stores and Ebay at the moment.

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

Forget the ‘bee’ decks you can pick up at your grocery or pharmacy or retail store or whatever. This is where its at. Among other ‘bees’… we’ll get to some of those later…The box doesn’t state a finish, just ‘Long Lasting Premium Casino Quality’ Its long lasting for a reason,,,the cards are thick. The deck together is thicker than a bicycle deck by 3-6 cards. Depending on which bicycle deck you’re comparing to and how much that bicycle deck has warped…haha….warped…

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Bee faros quite well, but the thickness may be against you in this deck.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○○ ○

The standard bee design. With a white border o O ! and the Bee logo! In gold lettering! Gold lettering….so you know you’re getting it good. Hopefully. If you pulled out a deck of these, and a deck of regular bees, the old ones look a little lacking…Unfortunately your fans and giant fans don’t look any better :X

Pushover double : ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Personally, I find that you can slow down doubles on this deck and end up with a better lift. Pulling quick doubles however, might not be a good idea. I blame the thickness of the card.

Comments

-Its Bee branded card. This time in premium casino form. What are the pros of this deck…? You get a bee finished deck with white borders. Apparently White bordered bees are difficult to come across. Only matters really if you’re into magic. It says long lasting…I’ll trust that. Cons of the deck…? Not too pretty of a back design? Still wondering how much that really matters..Aside from that, the pricing may be more than you’re willing to spend, at least to get a good supply of these to use. Then again, there are other bee’s out there. Much others…

–Kudos ♪♫

another day, another type of card.

Name: Gemaco Playing Cards ( Carson Nugget)

Date: 5.27.2009

(sigh…what happened to the gallery option)

Front : Gemaco Playing Cards MADE IN U.S.A.

Left : DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY THE GEORGE C. MATTESON CO, INC. INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, U.S.A.

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

I forget…this came in some random huge lot of crap I got off of Ebay.

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

I have no idea….

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

The deck seemed opened/brand new when I got it. The box says armor finish. I love how they come up with these names. If I had my own line, I’d call it … uhh….who knows…? Naming is difficult. Fanning capabilities = above average. Snappiness,,, well done. They’re like PGC Professional Gambling Cards in terms of what I have in my stash. Except its Gemaco…perhaps an underdog of sorts when it comes to providing decks of cards for casinos, right after Bee and others…uhhh yea…seems like these would hurt if you use them for throwing.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

In the upper half as far as casino cards go. Not bad.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○○ ○

The Gemaco is like a silly offshoot of bee. I should look into which came first sometime. I’d bet on bee…anyways… Instead of red diamonds, you have red circles. If you stare at them long enough, they go blurry. Casino logo doubles on the back, but that’s it….Standard casino fare?

Gemaco : Please note that the court cards have a personality now.

Hot shot cut: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

The cards are quite crisp. So you can actually hear them ‘shoot’ ,,, at least,,more audibly than say,,local retail store bikes. Which bend. Instead of snap. And shoot. Good stuff.

Comments

-Gemaco casino cards. They’re made in the U.S.A. These specific ones were made in Missouri for Carson City Nugget. Uhhhh. Right…The face cards are..amusing. The box has a cut out window. Cut out,,which means you should leave a joker on the box to protect the rest of the deck. I left the nine of hearts. And now its all spotty. Bleh. At least casino card boxes today have a film over them or no opening at all. Minus points there Gemaco. But its casino quality and armor finish. Love that name…hmm just noticed that the front of the gemaco box has that circle motif thing. Turns out that’s whats on the back of the cards. Gemaco cards seem to be the type you’d love to burn through for practice sessions.

–Kudos ♪♫

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