Lodge Austin Chips.... Shockingly Bad? (2 Viewers)

[PlaidDragon]

Saw part of the live stream today for The Lodge Championship Series in Austin.

The shot below is from Brad Owen's stack at heads up:

Relabeled monte carlos???! WTF....

I'm generally not a fan of their ceramic cash game chips but, even worse, I had no idea they were using these for their tourneys.

Fugly.

 

[buzzmonkey]

I'm never comfortable with owners playing in their own tournaments. Moreso in am unregulated state.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

I'm never comfortable with owners playing in their own tournaments. Moreso in am unregulated state.

Eh, I understand this POV but they seem to be a significant draw for business, and I think anything improper would kill their brand as well as their business.

I separate someone like Brad Owen or Polk where the community knows and (mostly) wants to play with them, vs a Hustler's Nick Vertucci who's just greasy and puts himself in cash line ups where anyone else that nitty wouldn't get a seat.

 

[allforcharity]

What price security?

 

[mdt11]

On the actual chips... these (and the cash ones) seem like ceramics with basic designs. I'm not really a fan. But, I'm guessing their primary concern is cost and security and not having the nicest chips with the greatest designs. Doug has also said on X that they can't buy Paulsons because they require a casino license and his card rooms don't have that exact license.

 

[PlaidDragon]

On the actual chips... these (and the cash ones) seem like ceramics with basic designs. I'm not really a fan. But, I'm guessing their primary concern is cost and security and not having the nicest chips with the greatest designs. Doug has also said on X that they can't buy Paulsons because they require a casino license and his card rooms don't have that exact license.

That's unfortunate.... because I'd love the opportunity to harvest Paulson's locally.

 

[davesilver88]

Polk get some CPC then!

 

[TheBigTater]

Haven't seen any new chips either from a casino or card room probably in the last 3-4 years that even move the needle for me for looks. Nobody cares about making good looking chips anymore. All function and no form. Hell it seems like most place could care anything about chip security either.

 

[doublebooyah85]

I'm never comfortable with owners playing in their own tournaments. Moreso in am unregulated state.

Yeah I won’t play any tournaments at these type of social clubs.

 

[rustycheerio]

On the actual chips... these (and the cash ones) seem like ceramics with basic designs. I'm not really a fan. But, I'm guessing their primary concern is cost and security and not having the nicest chips with the greatest designs. Doug has also said on X that they can't buy Paulsons because they require a casino license and his card rooms don't have that exact license.

i don't understand, then how did tiger palace get produced?

 

[Phoe9x]

i don't understand, then how did tiger palace get produced?

Most likely social engineering and enough cash in the pockets

 

[Quicksilver-75]

Most likely social engineering and enough cash in the pockets

And an overseas casino license holder.

 

[Benjaminotaur]

Haven't seen any new chips either from a casino or card room probably in the last 3-4 years that even move the needle for me for looks. Nobody cares about making good looking chips anymore. All function and no form. Hell it seems like most place could care anything about chip security either.

The Lodge is one of the few times I don’t mind the form over function route. Making it easy to follow the livestreams with bold colored chips that aren’t “muddied” by spots that might make it more difficult to decipher depending on the size of screen you’re viewing.

Non-streaming casinos have no excuses other than their bottom line though.

To the OP’s point though, those tourney chips are 1.) Ugly and 2.) Dirty stack land mines

 

[rustycheerio]

so paulson legally is only allowed to manufacture chips for casinos with licenses?

 

[Benjaminotaur]

 

[Benjaminotaur]

so paulson legally is only allowed to manufacture chips for casinos with licenses?

I’d think it’s more a Paulson policy. It allows them to speak to chip security since they’re limiting their clientele to only those that have gone through very strict vetting processes

 

[justsomedude]

so paulson legally is only allowed to manufacture chips for casinos with licenses?

Not law, mostly company policy and internal security control for their casino currency product.

It also weeds out all the psychotic chippers trying to constantly pester them for custom sets.

 

[rustycheerio]

makes a lot more sense!
thank you

 

[doublebooyah85]

so paulson legally is only allowed to manufacture chips for casinos with licenses?

Not sure if it’s “legally” but it’s their company policy and maybe in their contracts

 

[daschuck77]

Saw part of the live stream today for The Lodge Championship Series in Austin.

The shot below is from Brad Owen's stack at heads up:

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Relabeled monte carlos???! WTF....

I'm generally not a fan of their ceramic cash game chips but, even worse, I had no idea they were using these for their tourneys.

Fugly.

Yup mass market Monte Carlo chips. Polk can't buy Paulsons but EVERYONE can buy these. He should snug up the tourney chip security a little bit.

 

[YepImNaked]

Yeah, their cash game chips suck too. Very slippery and don't stack well. There's a weekly dealer's choice game at the San Antonio location, and it's kind of humorous watching people try manage larger limit game stacks.

 

[TheWhat]

And an overseas casino license holder.

I am a little shocked there aren't (Or maybe there are) a bunch if deals with Canadian Indig license holders.

 

[Quicksilver-75]

I am a little shocked there aren't (Or maybe there are) a bunch if deals with Canadian Indig license holders.

If they knew how lucrative it could be, they'de be on it like pot and cigarettes.

 

[ekricket]

I am a little shocked there aren't (Or maybe there are) a bunch if deals with Canadian Indig license holders.

I live in New Mexico and the Native American casinos here could do the same. I’ve approached two of them, and the reaction was tepid. One of the places ended up moving and shredding their Paulsons, I tried to rescue them, but they were giddy beyond belief that the shredder was coming.

And they replaced them with unaligned edge spot ceramics.

All they need is a commerative $5 every six months or so. Vary the spot pattern and base color every time and sell them for $5 apiece.