Bob - You know exactly how they are "obtained as CURRENT chips." You also know at what means we use to remove the chips from the table and from the gaming area. You also know how we feel when the casinos do not cooperate with us when the majority of us ask first, and you also know our determination and thought of how unimportant it is to the floor if a few chips are taken by us.

As I've stated in this thread: I do not think it proper for a few fellow collectors to jump on us as if we are common thieves (the act of taking by theft) for taking a few roulettes chips that have absolutely no impact whatsover on the casino. We also do not appreciate being placed at a level that we condone to theft in general as being proper.

To us, Roulette chip collectors, we have not yet been accosted by casinos on a whole to refrain. We feel it quite trivial for a fellow collector to waste their time passing judgement on us -- especially when not being directly and officially a principal.

Without me drifting in any other direction, Bob, and with all due respect; you know exactly what I'm saying...and believe me, each and every one of us who take current Roulette chips from casinos are also able to take (and give) the warm joking between fellow collectors, but when it gets to pinning us up against the wall and interjecting the name calling and....., not really appreciated, because it's not all that important, anyway.
JB