Keeping Chips from Casinos

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I'm curious. If you use a chip from another casino as a chip protector, does that chip play? I considered doing this if I ever did start a collection, but I don't wanna lose them in a pot if I do lol.

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The obvious answer is no, but it actually does depend.

If I was playing a NL game at the Wynn and I was using a yellow ($1k) bellagio chip to protect my cards, I actually believe it would play. In vegas, casino chips (at least the high denomination ones) are pretty much interchangeable (I can cash Bellagio chips at Wynn and vice versa), at least by the chips runners. I would check if this holds true for chips you just have sitting on teh table, but I believe it would.

If it's a chip from another city, I doubt it would play, but make sure people realize it's not a real chip from that casino if the colors are similiar.

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I had two $100 ceasar's chips on the table at flamingo (not intended to be in play) and the dealer actually made a fuss about how they certainly aren't in play and may actually confuse other people.

Its interesting that you say high denomination chips are interchangable.
quarters and less seem to be as well, but when I tried to change my 100s at aladdin, I was told that they won't take anything black or higher.