
Casino
Casino — frequently asked questions
- Is Casino on Steam?
- No. Casino is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Casino on?
- Casino is available on Atari 2600.
- When did Casino release?
- Casino was first released on December 31, 1978.
About Casino
Casino is a collection of three card games: Blackjack, Five-card stud poker, Poker Solitaire.
Summary via IGDB.
Casino on Wikipedia
Casino is a collection of card games for the Atari Video Computer System programmed by Bob Whitehead and published by Atari, Inc. in 1979. Supporting up to four players, the game uses the paddle controllers.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Atari 2600
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari
- Themes
- Party
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Collector value & authenticity
Atari 2600 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-06
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Label | $6 | $12 | — |
| Poker Plus | $15 | $34 | $90 |
| Poker Plus [Picture Label] | $29 | $78 | — |
Release record
| Territory | Label | Catalog # | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America Atari | Picture | CX2652 | Common |
| North America Atari | Text | CX2652 | Common |
| North America Sears | Picture | 99816 | Scarce |
| North America Sears | Text | 99816 | Scarce |
Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 2600 software database
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1979
- Controller
- Atari Paddles
- Players
- 1 - 4
- Authenticity
- Low
Bob Whitehead's four-player paddle card games are a cheap, sociable 1979 cart, and the Sears labels are the variants worth noticing.
Bob Whitehead programmed Casino, a collection of card games that Atari published in March 1979. It uses the paddle controllers and supports up to four players, so it was designed as a living-room game rather than a solo one. Sears sold it as Poker Plus under its Tele-Games label.
As a game it is pleasant rather than essential. As a cartridge it costs very little.
How it was made
Programmed by Bob Whitehead and published by Atari, Inc. in March 1979; Sears released it as Poker Plus.
Cartridge & preservation record
Program size 4 KB, measured from the preserved dump.
Catalogue number as recorded for the physical release.
Worth knowing
- 1981 dealer price. Atari's confidential retailer price list for January 1 to June 1, 1981 lists Casino (CX2652) in its premium tier: dealers paid $18.50 against a suggested retail price of $31.95.
Before you buy
You will need paddles to play it. Check which label you have: the Atari text label is the common version, the Sears Poker Plus is less common, and the Poker Plus picture label is the scarcest of the three. All are the same game, and none carries meaningful counterfeit risk.
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