billryan
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January 20th, 2017 at 6:45:47 PM permalink
Today I won a storage locker and in it was a chest with about three hundred casino chips. Lots of $1 clay and silver, and about 60 $5 clay chips. Most of the $5 chips are commemorative ones, 2nd Anniversary Silverton, Elton John Red Piano, 10th Anniversary Stratosphere., etc.
I know casinos change chips, but would these $1 and $5 chips still be valid? There are plenty from now defunct casinos that I plan on eBaying, but if I could make a chip run on the Vegas ones,I'd rather do that.
Is there a site that would let me look them up?
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January 21st, 2017 at 6:14:14 AM permalink
Google chipguide. It might even be chipguide.com
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billryan
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January 21st, 2017 at 10:16:05 AM permalink
That site just shows what the chips look like. It doesn't indicate if the casinos will accept them or not.
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Doc
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January 21st, 2017 at 11:54:09 AM permalink
I don't think I can really be much help. The Nevada Gaming Commission has a chip and token report that you should be able to find starting at gaming.nv.gov and clicking on About Us, then on Publications & Statistics, and finally on the title of the report.

There are a few things there that will not satisfy you: (1) There is not just a single report; there is a historical report with info up through about a year ago plus monthly reports since then, and (2) the reports talk about chip designs that have been submitted for approval and accepted or rejected.

The reports don't cover whether a chip has been withdrawn or cancelled. I think that is handled by each casino individually, with requirements imposed by the NGC. If there is a report available that covers withdrawn chips from all casinos, I don't know about it. I think you have to contact each casino about each of their chips to see whether they still accept it.
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January 21st, 2017 at 1:31:40 PM permalink
Even if some of them are still redeemable, my guess is that if they're not still being made by the casinos, a chip collector would likely pay more than face value for them.
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January 21st, 2017 at 1:59:01 PM permalink
Thanks for your responses.
Many of the $5 chips are listed for sale on eBay for $5-10, but after 13%fees, and the effort of shipping them individually, a casino run just seems more efficient.
I appreciate everyone's efforts. I guess I will just do a casino run and find out.
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January 21st, 2017 at 4:02:19 PM permalink
I've never tried it, but you might be able to answer most of your questions with a "casino run" on the telephone. Then you only need to travel to casinos that still accept the chips and either redeem or gamble there, depending on your inclination.
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