Casino Chips.

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nasty bent gorilla said:
I don't see why not. It's your money, and If you lose them, get robbed etc..
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Exactly my point. And I'm not encouraging anyone to do it, what for? You'd have to come back and use them at the same casino anyway.
I did say in case of some kind of emergency only.
 
Emily Trott said:
This is the first that I've ever heard of people getting in trouble for taking chips that they've bought/won with them when they leave the casino. If it is a place where I know that I'll be returning I generally will color up at the table and take them with me. Why wait in line at the cage, both coming and going. when you don't have to?

One caveat. Don't hold them for years because sometimes casinos will change the design of their chips. That means you can't use the ones you have at the tables, and it will be a real production switching them for the current style at the cage. I know this from personal experience. 🙂
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If it’s illegal to take casino chips out of the casino, then I have committed over a hundred crimes at over a hundred casinos…and there are thousands of casino chip collections on EBay, Etsy and other sites that are selling chips out there…criminals all.
Emily, if you have casino chips that are no longer in use, or better still, from a casino that has been demolished, they have greater value. I collected mainly $1 chips, so most have a greater value to collectors than cashing at face value.
 
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SPANKYSN said:
If it’s illegal to take casino chips out of the casino, then I have committed over a hundred crimes at over a hundred casinos…and there are thousands of casino chip collections on EBay, Etsy and other sites that are selling chips out there…criminals all.
Emily, if you have casino chips that are no longer in use, or better still, from a casino that has been demolished, they have greater value. I collected mainly $1 chips, so most have a greater value to collectors than cashing at face value.
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Talking about violations, if they are ones, I've committed a few of those myself 😉🤣.
 
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If I wanted to take the chips with me, I would just go to the cashier and ask if I could do that. But I think it's perfectly acceptable.
 
black and said:
If I wanted to take the chips with me, I would just go to the cashier and ask if I could do that. But I think it's perfectly acceptable.
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If I had time to go to the cashier, this thread wouldn't have existed.
Did you read the 1st post?
 
My dream is to visit a casino. I'm from Brazil, and casinos are illegal there. It would be cool to be able to bring back a casino chip as a souvenir. I never imagined it would be illegal to bring back a casino chip as a souvenir.
 
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cwdignus said:
My dream is to visit a casino. I'm from Brazil, and casinos are illegal there. It would be cool to be able to bring back a casino chip as a souvenir. I never imagined it would be illegal to bring back a casino chip as a souvenir.
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Yeah, it s really sad and unfortunate that the casinos thqt existed in Brazil have been closed.
 
I would still stay and exchange the chips for cash. Cash in your pocket will always be more useful than chips.
 
i have a few $1 chips from local card rooms that are long gone ( just big indian casinos left in my area ). i enjoy the keepsakes .
 
In most casinos, you're allowed to keep your chips and use them on a future visit, as they still represent your money. However, some casinos may have policies about old chips, chip redesigns, or inactive periods, so cashing out before leaving is usually the safest option
 
FoxMS said:
I would still stay and exchange the chips for cash. Cash in your pocket will always be more useful than chips.
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Hey Fox,
Of course cashing your chips is the right and obvious thing to do, but it looks like you haven't read the 1st post in this thread. Please do.
 
I live in Jamaica and I have seen someone with a $20 chip from Bellagio in Jamaica so it must be ok and people have them online selling.
 
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ive taken cash chips home with me before. took them back and used them at the same casino again another time. dont think there's anything wrong with that, as long as they are cash chips and not just colour for a specific denomination at a specific table for example. u cant leave with those.
 
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bronwen777 said:
ive taken cash chips home with me before. took them back and used them at the same casino again another time. dont think there's anything wrong with that, as long as they are cash chips and not just colour for a specific denomination at a specific table for example. u cant leave with those.
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Exactly what I thought. And I'm not even taking them with me because I want to (Cash is better), but I clearly explained that I had no choice kind of.
As to different kinds of chips, tournament chips for instance, they're completely useless.
 
skaterick said:
i have a few $1 chips from local card rooms that are long gone ( just big indian casinos left in my area ). i enjoy the keepsakes .
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In that case, I really see no harm.
 
ratbat615 said:
I live in Jamaica and I have seen someone with a $20 chip from Bellagio in Jamaica so it must be ok and people have them online selling.
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That confirms what most of us think. Casino chips are useless except where they're issued.
If I take them with me, it has to be for a reason. Taking one as a souvenir is a reason enough I think, and the casino doesn't lose anything.
 
I never really thought about taking chips home before, but the emergency situation makes sense. For a souvenir, though, I’d probably keep one if the casino allows it.
 
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