Brian Weis
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Hello everyone. As the handle implies my name is Brian.
I joined a few years ago when I tried to take my home games to the next level. Never posted. Maybe because I found what i was looking for in the search menu.
Started informally collecting single casino chips as a way to have physical evidence I visited a casino. At the time it was the cheapest momento from the 40+ casinos I walked to over a long weekend in Las Vegas. Fast forward 2 decades later I have a nice collection...I really should index my chips in some form or fashion based on states or countries. (Is there an app for that???)
Places I have visited (larger gaming destinations)
Las Vegas
Henderson
Atlantic City
Tunica
Phoenix/Tucson
Lake Tahoe
Reno
French Lick
Midwest (WI, IN, IL, MI, IA) - various golf course casinos or ones around the state.
Lake Charles (Louisiana)
Santa Fe (NM)
Mesquite
International:
Monte Carlo (surprisingly underwhelming)
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Cannes (France - I think but have to double check)
Mexcio
Various Cruise Ships
This year, I am headed to Germanfest in Munich. Traveling to Baden Baden and heard there is a casino there. (yahoo!) Anyone been there??!!
Here are my questions but first let me explain my collection or collecting habits.
For work I do a fair amount of travel. If there is a casino I tend to gravitate toward it. I typically grab or save 1 - $1. Sometimes i keep a $5 chip if there is some quasi-collector chip flowing throw the BJ tables. If they have a 50cent or $2.50 chip i save as well after hitting BJ. Sometimes I have a handful of singles or several denominations and forget to go the cashier. If the chips are worn I see if I can get fresh ones at the cashier.
I purchased 3 frames that hold 50-60ish chips and hung them on the wall in my man cave. I recently moved so my theme regretfully is no longer casino focused. I plan on keep the frames and will hang those up. I have 3-4 chip trays full of more chips.
I am not really collecting to someday sell (maybe what i did as a 14 year old baseball card collector) I contemplating using the chips as poker chips. Due to the wide variety of colors and inconsistencies I would just play with them as 1 unit. (not face value) You know play poker and everyome starts with 50-100 chips. They would be a great conversation piece as many of them have stories.
1) should i use them or is there value to these and i should try to keep them crisp as possible?
2) should I be grabbing more than 1 from each casino. Maybe for trade someday should i become more serious in collecting?
3) golf course casino chips (ball markers) and promotional items. I been buying chips from courses i play. In many cases i stumble on chips from vacation destinations. Any value to these. Once again i was just going to use these for poker play.
4) should i not use them for poker?? Any other display options? I do not really have the wall space for more display frames.
5) Anything else I should be aware of as a causal collector?
Thanks in advance.
B.
I joined a few years ago when I tried to take my home games to the next level. Never posted. Maybe because I found what i was looking for in the search menu.
Started informally collecting single casino chips as a way to have physical evidence I visited a casino. At the time it was the cheapest momento from the 40+ casinos I walked to over a long weekend in Las Vegas. Fast forward 2 decades later I have a nice collection...I really should index my chips in some form or fashion based on states or countries. (Is there an app for that???)
Places I have visited (larger gaming destinations)
Las Vegas
Henderson
Atlantic City
Tunica
Phoenix/Tucson
Lake Tahoe
Reno
French Lick
Midwest (WI, IN, IL, MI, IA) - various golf course casinos or ones around the state.
Lake Charles (Louisiana)
Santa Fe (NM)
Mesquite
International:
Monte Carlo (surprisingly underwhelming)
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Cannes (France - I think but have to double check)
Mexcio
Various Cruise Ships
This year, I am headed to Germanfest in Munich. Traveling to Baden Baden and heard there is a casino there. (yahoo!) Anyone been there??!!
Here are my questions but first let me explain my collection or collecting habits.
For work I do a fair amount of travel. If there is a casino I tend to gravitate toward it. I typically grab or save 1 - $1. Sometimes i keep a $5 chip if there is some quasi-collector chip flowing throw the BJ tables. If they have a 50cent or $2.50 chip i save as well after hitting BJ. Sometimes I have a handful of singles or several denominations and forget to go the cashier. If the chips are worn I see if I can get fresh ones at the cashier.
I purchased 3 frames that hold 50-60ish chips and hung them on the wall in my man cave. I recently moved so my theme regretfully is no longer casino focused. I plan on keep the frames and will hang those up. I have 3-4 chip trays full of more chips.
I am not really collecting to someday sell (maybe what i did as a 14 year old baseball card collector) I contemplating using the chips as poker chips. Due to the wide variety of colors and inconsistencies I would just play with them as 1 unit. (not face value) You know play poker and everyome starts with 50-100 chips. They would be a great conversation piece as many of them have stories.
1) should i use them or is there value to these and i should try to keep them crisp as possible?
2) should I be grabbing more than 1 from each casino. Maybe for trade someday should i become more serious in collecting?
3) golf course casino chips (ball markers) and promotional items. I been buying chips from courses i play. In many cases i stumble on chips from vacation destinations. Any value to these. Once again i was just going to use these for poker play.
4) should i not use them for poker?? Any other display options? I do not really have the wall space for more display frames.
5) Anything else I should be aware of as a causal collector?
Thanks in advance.
B.