Taking a lot of chips from a casino

canis582 · #1 01-31-2005, 11:24 AM

I am vacationing in Vegas this weekend and am thinking about going to the Bellagio and taking four racks of whites home with me. I have a feeling they may not want me to do it, but can I get away with it?

tek · #2 01-31-2005, 12:41 PM

They pay pennies for them and you're paying $1--they won't care. Bring a fanny pack. If they say anything, just tell them you're going out to eat and want to save the hassle of cashing in and out...

TheJunkyardGod · #3 01-31-2005, 01:14 PM

This may be a dumb question, but why are you bringing that many chips home with you?

Home games??

canis582 · #4 01-31-2005, 01:20 PM

#1-I think a shopping bag would be more appropriate than a fanny pack.

#2-Yeah, I can use them when we play a 4 5 or 6 seat torney. They are cool.

Evan · #5 01-31-2005, 01:21 PM

1. I would bet that they pay more for pennies. I'm fairly sure that they do not want you doing this because they are not entirely happy to let these chips go for $1. This is not to say that you cannot do it.

2. That would be a hell of a fanny pack to hold 400 chips.

toots · #6 01-31-2005, 01:47 PM

They almost certainly aren't paying pennies for them. In bulk, probably 50-60 cents?

Aren't there some gaming laws that stipulate that they must have cash reserves to cover the chips they've issued? If so, walking out with a rack of chips would effectively tie that money up.

Dynasty · #7 01-31-2005, 02:04 PM

You'll have no problems doing this. When I have a home game, we always us casino chips. We go to the casino (usually Mirage), buy over $1,000 in chips, and bring them to my place to play with.

I doubt anybody in the casino will even notice what you're doing.

Nightwish · #8 01-31-2005, 02:06 PM

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#2-Yeah, I can use them when we play a 4 5 or 6 seat torney. They are cool.

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What a horrible waste of $400! You realize how much chips go for on eBay, right?

cardcounter0 · #9 01-31-2005, 02:08 PM

Chips cost the casino about 14.5 cents each. They will be glad to sell them to you for $1. The Bellagio keeps about 8 million dollars in cash reserve at all times, not counting all the additional cash floating around and in the drop boxes, so they aren't going to notice $200.

canis582 · #10 01-31-2005, 02:36 PM

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#1-I think a shopping bag would be more appropriate than a fanny pack.

#2-Yeah, I can use them when we play a 4 5 or 6 seat torney. They are cool.

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You realize how much chips go for on eBay, right?

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Are you talking about authentic Bellagio chips? There is nothing like them as far as im concerned. Unless somebody thinks there are cooler chips in vegas. Besides, I can always redeem them next time I go back.