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Bee Brand Standard Playing Cards / No. 92 Club Special / circa 1980's Blue Diamond back with Cambric Finish / for the Sahara Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nev. - Made by The U.S. Playing Card Co., Cincinnati, OH
Ace of Spades # F5998 / Made in the U.S.A. --- The United States Playing Card Company was established in 1867 and produces and distributes many brands of playing cards including Bicycle, Bee, Hoyle, Kem, and others. The company was once based in Cincinnati, Ohio, but is now headquartered in Erlanger, Kentucky. It has been a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation since 2004.
-- The Sahara Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada was in operation for 59 years from 1952 to 2011. It is now owned by SBE Entertainment and the property will be remodeled, rethemed, renamed, and reopened. (planned reopening 2014)
Playing CardsPlaying cards arrived in Europe sometime in the late 14th century. They may…