Talk:Casino chip

Clay?

Metal or plastic only? I thought they were made of clay. -- Mikeblas 03:54, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Metal and maybe plastic - I don't know for sure about the plastic. Tokens are not clay however and much of this article needs to be re written - in other words tokens are tokens and chips/cheques are something else entirely i.e. clay, ceramic and sometimes injection molded plastic such as Bud Jones. All the items in the displayed image are cheques not tokens. See poker chip for accurate info.--Elij 01:40, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Casino chips are made of a combination of a special clay and composite plastic which gives it a stronger durability and can be cleaned easier. 68.162.12.124 17:58, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Working on photos of various chip types: metal inlay, ceramic, clay from various manufacturers.D.valued 03:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

According to a investigative report done in November 2007 by KNXV-TV the local ABC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona, click here casino chips also contained about 47% lead which is heavily disputed by many professional chip collectors who say that casino chips do contain lead but not as much as KNXV is leading its viewers to believe and in a letter sent out by Gaming Partners International one of the largest manufacturer of casino chips starting in November 1998 they reformulated the chips to only have 50ppm or 0.05% weight of lead content. Rosie, Queen of Corona (talk) 00:53, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Merge

The information in Poker chip seems better suited as a sub-section of this article- it's linked to in the first paragraph in a similar fashion as Token coin, but it seems as if "Token coin" is a general article, while "Poker chip" talks about casino use only. 130.101.31.26 04:19, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

• This has happened. D.valued 03:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

General information about titos.

"receipts" These are called TITOs. Many casinos have replaced 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, and 50¢ games with this to save money. Although they require a huge infrastructure and a third party to setup the system, money is saved because coin sorting machines for example (the type my casino uses) cummins jetsort can range in price from $5,000-$6,000 (need to be replaced every 5 years) can be reduced/eliminated. Slot operations which used to refill the machines with coin now have the job of refilling the machines with tito tickets, paying out any jackpot over the state minimum taxable ($1200 for MN), correcting any printer jams in the machine and 'short paying' any ticket that comes up as invalid (No data registered, Voided, pending, expired)

The tickets are printed on a semi glossy thermo reactive paper. They usually have some florescent ink on them similar to that found on traveler's checks. On the tickets a location number, machine number, registration number (first 3-4 digits are all the same in one casino and every casino has their own set for the first 3-4 numbers.), date and time it was printed, expiration date, voucher number (ticket in series printed) and the casino's name.

The tickets can be inserted into other machines DVAs (bill acceptors), cashed at a cashier and/or cashed at an Automatic Ticket Redemption machine. (Also called ATRs and Ticket Redemption machines.)

More than one ticked can be inserted into a gaming machine at once. It is generally advised to find a 1¢ ticket machine and put all your tickets in it and then pressing the cashout button. ATRs do not combine totals for tickets and it saves time in line at the cashiers cage. Putting a 53¢ ticket into a 50¢ machine will result in the machine being credited one credit and then it will kick out a 3¢ ticket. Pressing cashout will result in another ticket for 50¢ being pressed. This is why you use a 1¢ machine to combine titos.

People who walk around looking for abandoned small denominational tickets are derogatorily called 'silver miners'. It is frowned upon by the casino as it is not their money and it is very annoying for cashiers to have to scan, stamp and redeem 20 tickets just to payout a dollar. All information here was gathered by myself while working at a casino. Anyone can use it any way they want etc. 66.41.152.139 -strickjh2005

De Facto Currency

I have heard it said that in Las Vegas casino chips circulate to an extent as a de facto currency even outside the issuing casinos. Evidence? M0ffx 12:08, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

I saw that in the article, too. However, I doubt that they do, except possibly within the building (hotel tips, etc) the casino is in. There are signs in Vegas casinos saying it is illegal to use chips elsewhere. Huge potential for fraud if they did. Suggest we delete from article.

I believe this was once the case, 30-40 years ago or more. I seem to recall there was a reference to it in The Biggest Game In Town by Abe Alvarez, but I don't have a copy here to check the reference. I suspect it is now a violation of anti-money-laundering regulations - the feds don't want $5000 chips in general circulation as substitute currency for the same reason they don't issue $500 bills - but I have no specific knowledge to back up this suspicion. Chips do circulate privately among gamblers, such as high-stakes poker players, but it has to be under the table. Jnala (talk) 07:21, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

There is no discussion of casino "strikes", which are silver tokens valued at $10 and up, which are mostly dispensed from certain slot machines as prizes. They are popular collectibles.--Wehwalt 12:37, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Casino chips do not and legally can not act as a 'de facto' currency outside the issuing casinos. I know this from living in Las Vegas and trying this. You can use them at the tables, and to tip cocktail waitresses. Even the gift shops will not accept them as payment. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.241.55.204 (talk) 18:42, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

At the 2008 World Series of Poker I was employed as a Dealer at the Rio. We were all instructed that the $10,000 Bellagio chips were to be accepted at the Rio's Live Action Cash games and also could be used for the $10,000 entry fee for the World Series Main Event. Buz.laut@att.net. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.16.140.214 (talk) 16:48, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Under Security

"In addition, with the exception of Nevada, casinos are not permitted to honor another casino's chips." Actually the Connecticut casinos Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have (at least in the recent past) honored each other's chips. Chips with a value of at least $100 can be exchanged at the cashier's cage of the competing casino. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.120.52.177 (talk) 21:01, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Also, I was talking to our chip bank supervisor tonight where I work. While some casinos MAY have a second set of chips completely different from the first, this is not a state law (at least in Nevada.) My source is the chip bank manager for the casino I work in. Suggest this be removed or edited. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.241.55.204 (talk) 18:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

As backup for the previous post (mine also) there is nothing in the Gaming Control regulation 12 (chips and tokens) that states a casino must have a second set of tokens. Citation is Nevada Gaming Control Board Gaming Regulations. Regulation 12, specifically section 12.060. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.59.33.178 (talk) 05:57, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Chip colors

I removed some of the state-specific color-value mappings from the "uniform colors" table. Yes, there may be some places where there's a legislative standard for fifty-cent or twenty-dollar chips, but there are also some standard colors - like red $5 chips, green $25 chips, black $100 chips - which are common to many different areas. I think a table of standard values is more valuable than basically a collection of trivia of all the different chip colors we can source.

$1000 is orange in Illinois and Atlantic City, yellow in every Nevada casino I've been in, but at least those are vaguely similar colors. Starting at $5000 I don't think we can say there's any consistency at all, it's gray in IL and NJ, brown ("chocolate") in Vegas at Caesars, Rio, and Wynn, and red-white-and-blue ("flag") at Bellagio... Jnala (talk) 07:52, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

If anyone wants to compute some statistics, it looks like Chip Guide has a quite extensive database of chips from casinos all around the world, not just in Europe and the USA. That would enable estimating what fraction of casinos worldwide use, say, white “1” chips (in whatever currency), or what fraction use a green chip that's 5 times the red chip. — Octavo (talk) 05:29, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Chip sizes

Does anybody have any information on chip sizes? Like weights, circumferences, the like? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.53.179.95 (talk) 01:20, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Nevada Gaming Control Regulations 12.040 Specifications for chips. 1. Unless the chairman approves otherwise, chips must be disk-shaped, must be .130 inch thick, and must have a diameter of: (a) 1.55 inches, for chips used at games other than baccarat; (b) 1.55 inches or 1.6875 inches, for chips used at baccarat; and (c) 1.6875 inches, for chips used exclusively at race books and sports pools or other counter games. 2. Each side of each chip issued for use exclusively at a race book, sports pool, or particular game must bear an inscription clearly indicating that use of the chip is so restricted. (Adopted: 6/87.)

Nothing noted in weight —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.59.33.178 (talk) 16:21, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Requested move 16 October 2023

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The result of the move request was: Moved (non-admin closure) BegbertBiggs (talk) 12:40, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

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Casino token → Casino chip – WP:COMMONNAME. "Casino token" should probably redirect to Token coin#Slot machines, which seems the more likely primary topic for this term. 162 etc. (talk) 02:56, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

• Support per WP:COMMONNAME. Rreagan007 (talk) 17:05, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
• Support per nom. Walt Yoder (talk) 21:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
• Support per nom, common name, and when you leave a good table pass one to the dealer. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:37, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 05:17, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
• Support per nom. "Casino chip" is the term I searched to get here and I've never heard of them referred to as tokens. Trellbailey (talk) 09:42, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
• Support move per others. Jessintime (talk) 13:39, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
• Comment Is "poker chip" a better article title, or is that just an American English convention? I have never heard of the term "casino chip" (though "casino token" is even worse). Natg 19 (talk) 08:31, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

A poker chip is essentially just a casino chip used for playing poker. "Casino chip" is the broader term so it is a better article title. Rreagan007 (talk) 20:02, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

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