Appreciate the reply... Welp... Time to find some solids to murder.. or some already murdered ones lolShort answer: No
Long answer: No and here is the reason....
Casino's and Card Rooms need to make money and to do that they can not offer games that are small enough to both have fractionals AND make money. It has been a long time (like 30 + yrs) since fractionals have mostly disappeared from Casino floors. Probably into the early 90's smaller Casinos still offered $1 craps, even then lots of them used real quarters when needed.
The most practical solution for a home game fractional by far is murder and re-label
I think there are still a bunch of places that use fracs for payouts on weird table games like maybe baccarat or psi gaow or what the hell do I know. Those house mold Rivers come to mind. So yeah, nobody is using Paulson fracs for poker, but I’m pretty sure they’re still live here and there for weirdo table games.Short answer: No
Long answer: Here is the reason....
Casino's and Card Rooms need to make money and to do that they can not offer games that are small enough to both have fractionals AND make money. It has been a long time (like 30 + yrs) since fractionals have mostly disappeared from Casino floors. Probably into the early 90's smaller Casinos still offered $1 craps, even then lots of them used real quarters when needed.
Ok, so maybe small correction. There are definitely not "a bunch" of places that use fractionals, but there might be a few still.I think there are still a bunch of places that use fracs for payouts on weird table games like maybe baccarat or psi gaow or what the hell do I know. Those house mold Rivers come to mind. So yeah, nobody is using Paulson fracs for poker, but I’m pretty sure they’re still live here and there for weirdo table games.
Thanks for the heads up, local to AR, so could be an optionOklahoma native american casinos use .50 fracs for the ante in their table games. They aren’t easy easy to harvest but they arent impossible. They are only used for the antes so it’s difficult to justify buying a rack, although if you have a good enough pit boss and story you can sometimes talk them into it.
These are live
View attachment 1002994
The three big Detroit casinos each have a RHC quarter in play, and have had for over 20 years. Harvesting them is a challenge, but you can get a few at a time I believe.Before I look for things to outright murder and relabel, is anyone out there still using a live Paulson frac that can be harvested?
Appreciate the infoThere are a lot of Missouri casinos with house mold fracs. These are Paulson chips. Along with live RHC chips too.
View attachment 1003035View attachment 1003036View attachment 1003037View attachment 1003038View attachment 1003039View attachment 1003040
Short answer: yesBefore I look for things to outright murder and relabel, is anyone out there still using a live Paulson frac that can be harvested?
Ok. So I guess you guys have proven that I was "technically" wrong, but for all practical purposes I think just about anyone that has tried to use any of the above mentioned possibilities would agree that they are in almost all cases not a good solution.Short answer: yes
long answer: there is a reason the Gear waitlist is 3 to 4 months and CPC is at 8 to 12 months...customise away or if you are not afraid of sticker shock, buy original
I agree with you to a certain extent. Unless you’re a local (and don’t mind making lots of trips and play those games anyway,) harvesting fracs isn’t practical and in most likely would get very expensive.Ok. So I guess you guys have proven that I was "technically" wrong, but for all practical purposes I think just about anyone that has tried to use any of the above mentioned possibilities would agree that they are in almost all cases not a good solution.
There is no right or wrong to prove in this my friend… you are correct with the info stated (it is hard and not profitable to harvest fracs), mostly this is not a yes or no question. And it would be hard to fault you on any info given since its always on par.Ok. So I guess you guys have proven that I was "technically" wrong, but for all practical purposes I think just about anyone that has tried to use any of the above mentioned possibilities would agree that they are in almost all cases not a good solution.
The good news is that while other chips have skyrocketed in price, frictional and quarter chips specifically have remained at the same price that they have been for years.
View attachment 1003213
Lol normalizing prices that have always been too high.
Not a dig at all, just observing. No need to get upset or anything, it’s nothing, certainly nothing personal
Ok, so you hate re-labels a lot. I hate mixed mold sets and house molds. Just like you hate re-labels, I basically discount all chips like the rivers fracs as they have a goofy mold that wouldn't match anything else.I agree with you to a certain extent. Unless you’re a local (and don’t mind making lots of trips and play those games anyway,) harvesting fracs isn’t practical and in most likely would get very expensive.
But the reason I like the discussion is just to show that they’re out there. I hate relabels irrationally and mightily. So it’s important to know that real fracs still exist.
My thinking before I answered was: new guy asking if it is reasonable to expect to be able to buy live fractionals at a reasonable price. My answer: No this is not practical is pretty much spot on and I stand by that answer.There is no right or wrong to prove in this my friend… you are correct with the info stated (it is hard and not profitable to harvest fracs), mostly this is not a yes or no question. And it would be hard to fault you on any info given since its always on par.
The diversity in answers can sometimes be confusing for newer members but at least they get a good idea that there is more ways then one to find what you are looking for (chip wise)
But at least they’d be real.The other reason I can't endorse any fractional to any new member is, as you admit, that it will be both difficult, expensive and certainly not practical.
Ok, fair enough....But at least they’d be real.
And the reason I’m arguing with you, before and still, is that your initial answer was wrong, and instead of just acknowledging that we’ve made a fair point about live fracs, you’ve changed you narrative to “they’re almost all house molds” and “it’s cheaper and more practical to make your own.”
But the fact is that they’re not almost all house molds - by my count, there have been 14 live fracs mentioned in this thread and only 4 of them were house molds.
And, the OP never mentioned anything about practical or economical.
Sorry for being an argumentative jerk, but I’m feeling ornery today.
And FWIW, I used to think house molds sucked and mixed mold sets were dumb too. But then I found some I liked. Live and learn.
Sorry to clog it up with arguments. Good luck!Well..thanks for the info guys
Blackjack is what I keep hearing, I'll just have to find some nice blue/yellow/grey thcs to murder up and labelDon't know if you are still looking, but I ran into 50 cent fractionals out in Wendover at a few of the Peppermill-owned casinos. Paulson RHC molds in solid white. I don't know the feasibilty of harvesting many since I only ran into them on blackjack, but they are there.