OTY Awards

Each year, club members nominate the chips, tokens, silver strikes, and slot cards/room keys that they feel are artistically the best that were produced during the year. Once all nominations are made, those members who made a nomination get to vote on their favorites. The winners are awarded the prestigious "Of The Year" title and are presented to the club at the national convention. Below you can view the winners in each category from previous years.

2021 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Downstream Quapaw, OK - House chip
Donated by: Paul Schaffer/Trey Warren
Silver Strike of The Year:
Plaza - 50th Anniversary
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Gold Coast - Rockabilly Weekend
Donated by: Jim Follis
2020 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Hard Rock Cincinatti - Halloween
Donated by: Roy Klein/Trey Warren
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queens - St. Patrick's Day
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Orleans - Stardust Social
Donated by: Casey Focazio-Follis
2019 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Plaza - Blonde w/Hand Pop Art
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queens - Route 66 America's Highway
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Orleans - 2019 Burlesque Hall of Fame
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
2018 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Downtown Grand - 5th Anniversary
Donated by: Trey Warren
Silver Strike of The Year:
El Cortez - Life is Beautiful
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Orleans - Burlesque Hall of Fame
Donated by: Jim Follis
2017 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Wynn - Year of the Rooster
Donated by: J. Eric Freedner
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queens - Marilyn Monroe w/red outfit
Donated by: Awaiting Donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Boyd Gaming - Speedway 300
Donated by: Anonymous
2016 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
El Cortez - 75th Anniversary
Donated by: Anonymous
Silver Strike of The Year:
El Cortez - 75th Anniversary
Donated by: Anonymous
Card/Key of The Year:
Orleans - Burlesque
Donated by: Anonymous
2015 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Circus Circus - house chip
Donated by: Larry Hollibaugh
Silver Strike of The Year:
Mirage - Winston
Donated by: Awaiting donor
Card/Key of The Year:
Hard Rock - Tulsa
Donated by: Allan Anderson
2014 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Carson Nugget - 60 Years
Donated by: Richard 'Reggie' Gummer
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queen's - Halloween
Donated by: William Cohenour
Card/Key of The Year:
Jackson Rancheria - Honoring our Veterans
Donated by: Alice & Larry Kopp
2013 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Ellis Island - July 4th
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queen's - Fall
Donated by: William Cohenour
Card/Key of The Year:
Margaritaville Resort Bossier City - Parrot Head
Donated by: A J Giametta
2012 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Ellis Island - July 4th
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queen's - Halloween
Donated by: William Cohenour
Card/Key of The Year:
Venetian - Year of the Dragon
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
2011 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Four Queens - Lucky 11/11/11 / Veteran's Day
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queen's - Halloween
Donated by: (not yet acquired)
Card/Key of The Year:
South Point - CC&GTCC Convention
Donated by: Barry Hauptman
2010 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Four Queens - Veterans Day
Donated by: Bill Wiegele
Silver Strike of The Year:
Sam's Town - 1967 GT 500
Donated by: Al & Judy Lukas
Card/Key of The Year:
Palms - Ditch Fridays
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
2009 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Hard Rock - Friday 13th
Donated by: Anonymous
Silver Strike of The Year:
Palms - Liberty
Donated by: Group donation
Card/Key of The Year:
Hard Rock - Santana
Donated by: Larry & Alice Kopp
2008 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Hard Rock - Happy Holidays
Donated by: TBD
Silver Strike of The Year:
Four Queens - Castle in the Desert
Donated by: David O'Neal
Card/Key of The Year:
Mirage - Tiger Cubs at Play
Donated by: Larry and Alice Kopp
2007 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Palms - Halloween
Donated by: Sheldon Smith
Silver Strike of The Year:
Palms - Dalene Curtis
Donated by: Dan Hanagriff
Card/Key of The Year:
Palms - Jimmy's Naughy Nighty Nite VI
Donated by: Larry and Alice Kopp
2006 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Sarasota Kennel Club - Rack
Donated by: Bill Romano
Token of The Year:
Bronco Billy's - Happy Birthday
Donated by: Bronco Billy's Casino
Silver Strike of The Year:
Mandalay Bay - Moorea
Donated by: Don T. Nesbitt, Jr.
Card/Key of The Year:
Stardust - 48th Anniversary
Donated by: George Dmitrevsky
2005 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Four Queens - Halloween
Donated by: Jim Steffner
Token of The Year:
The Teller House
Donated by: Steve Barber
Silver Strike of The Year:
Plaza - Vegas Vic
Donated by: Kevin Pyles
Card/Key of The Year:
Riviera - 50th Anniversary
Donated by: Chuck Smorse
2004 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Hard Rock - Friday the 13th
Donated by: Kevin Aydelott
Token of The Year:
Gold Diggers
Donated by: Richard Staeffler
Silver Strike of The Year:
Treasure Island
Donated by: Treasure Island Casino
Card/Key of The Year:
Trump Plaza - Card Sharks
Donated by: Joe Gontowski
2003 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Palms - Playboy 50th Anniversary
Donated by: Palms Casino Resort
Token of The Year:
Dougle Eagle
Donated by: Alan Banick
Silver Strike of The Year:
Palms - United We Stand
Donated by: Palms Casino Resort
Card/Key of The Year:
Stardust - 45th Anniversary
Donated by: Joe Benon
2002 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
El Cortez - July 4th
Donated by: Ralph Myers
Token of The Year:
Railroad Pass
Donated by: Vince Mowery
Silver Strike of The Year:
Palms - United We Stand
Donated by: Norm Clem
Card/Key of The Year:
Palms - Playboy Weekend
Donated anonymously
2001 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Aladdin - United We Stand
Donated by: Dave Harber
Token of The Year:
Santa Fe, Las Vegas
Donated by: Archie Black
Silver Strike of The Year:
O'Shea's $200 L.E.
Donated anonymously
2000 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Fiesta - CCGTCC
Donated by: Bob Bosseler
Token of The Year:
Easy Street
Donated by: Gary Oryniak
Silver Strike of The Year:
Caesars Palace - Winged Victory
Donated by: Andy Hughes
1999 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Harrah's - But it's a dry heat!
Donated by: Ralph Myers
Token of The Year:
Titanic Commemorative Coin, Tropicana, Atlantic City
Donated by: Archie Black
1998 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Excalibur - 8th Anniversary
Donated by: James Follis
Token of The Year:
Golden Gate
Donated by: Richard Hirsch
1997 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin
Donated by: Steven Cutler
Token of The Year:
Harrah's, Laughlin
Donated by: Linda Weisenstein
1996 OTY Award Winners
Co-Chip of The Year:
Mohegan Sun - One Buck
Donated by: Clyde and Toni Bailey
C0-Chip of The Year:
Stratosphere - Grand Opening
Donated by: Scott Brodsky
Token of The Year:
Sahara
Donated by: Dick Allard
1995 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk
Donated by: Ross Poppel
Token of The Year:
Luxor
Donated by: Carl and Kathy Rogers
1994 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Luxor - First Anniversary
Donated by: Nate Pincus
Token of The Year:
Coyote Creek Casino
Donated by: Bob Orme
1993 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Luxor
Donated by: Marty Robbins
Token of The Year:
Aladdin - Taj Mahal
Donated by: Paul Donohue, Don T. Nesbitt, Jr., Brian Watts, Rick Miner
1992 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Lily Belle's Casino
Donated by: Fred Bergman
Token of The Year:
Harrah's, Las Vegas
Donated by: Roy Baldwin
1991 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Main Street Station
Donated by: Robert Pardue
Token of The Year:
Santa Fe Casino, Las Vegas
Donated by: Chuck Mades
1990 OTY Award Winners
Chip of The Year:
Harrah's, Lake Tahoe
Donated by: John Yee
Token of The Year:
Trolley Stop
Donated by: Brian Cashman