Dave, Those of us who work in the pit are usually not concerned with a collector taking a few roulette chips for their collections. Unfortunatly we are concerned about people taking chips that have been bought for 50 cents or $1.00 and mucking them back in later on at $5.00 or $25.00. The problem being we have no way of knowing your intentions. All wheels are always filmed. This does not mean someone is always watching a particular game on the moniter but it is being recorded. If you are unlucky enough to walk into a joint where the roulette hold has been off or they have been scammed recently you could end up in a security holding area and become involved in a very unpleasant situation. So please be careful when harvesting wheel chips. Jim Kruse