Naipes Casino “Poker”
Justo Rodero produced standard Anglo-American style playing cards, usually with the courts printed in red / black / yellow.
Justo Rodero produced standard Anglo-American style playing cards, usually with the courts printed in red / black / yellow. The Joker is a jester kneeling above the factory building dealing a card. The Ace of Hearts carries details regarding the company name and address(es), as well as the internal revenues tax stamp, which are a useful guide to dating packs. The Aces of Spades are usually plain. Packs with Jumbo indices are also produced.
Justo Rodero also produced Spanish-suited "Naipes Casino" and "Naipes Habana" as well as Gaucho-type packs►


Above: Naipes Casino de Poker by Justo Rodero e Hijos S.R.L., c.1960. The factory address is given on the Ace of Hearts as Rio de Janeiro 935, with offices at Av. Angel Gallardo 136/40, Buenos Aires. The company's capital value is quoted as $900,000.

Above: Naipes Casino de Poker by Justo Rodero e Hijos S.A.I.C., c.1965. The factory address is given on the Ace of Hearts as Rio de Janeiro 935, with sales offices at Av. Fco Beiro 3855/59, Buenos Aires.
Naipes Casino “Lobito”


Above: Naipes Casino de Poker "Lobito" by Justo Rodero e Hijos S.A.I.C., c.1980-90. The address given on the Ace of Hearts and Jokers is Av. Dorrego 611/23, Buenos Aires.

By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.