| The United States Playing Card Company | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (NYSE: [1]) |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati,Ohio, USA 45202 |
| Key people | update |
| Industry | Playing card manufacturer |
| Products | Bicycle,Bee,Aviator and many more |
| Revenue |  US$130 million (2003 est.) |
| Net income | US$ |
| Employees | 750 |
| Slogan | the worlds leading card brands! |
| Website | http://www.usplayingcard.com/ |
The United States Playing Card Company, started in 1894, produces and distributes playing cards, including Kem, Bee, Bicycle, Aviator, Maverick, Tuxedo, Hoyle, Tally HO, plus other playing card accessories, like poker chips. The company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For over a hundred years, the inexpensive Bicycle brand cards have been the top selling playing card brand in the world. Bee is a high-quality brand manufactured not only for consumer use, but used widely in casinos. The company also famously made the Iraq's Most Wanted playing cards. In addition to playing cards, the company offers card game accessories and novelty playing cards, including Winnie the Pooh, Spider-Man, NASCAR, Harley-Davidson, Coca-Cola, Budweiser and so on. The company also produces many varieties of Tarot cards. USPC has owned Spanish playing card manufacturer Heraclio Fournier since 1986. In 2004 they acquired Kem Playing Cards. USPC debuted a new line of cards called "PokerPeek" at the 2007 World Series of Poker, however the cards were pulled from play and replaced with cards with a more traditional face layout due to complaints from players. [2]
