Allan: In would like to respond to a few of your points. First it would not make any difference if there were 1000 Harrah's in the world. The system keys in on a particular jurisdiction. If you are talking about Las Vegas, the chip number would refer to only chips from LV casinos. If there had been more than one casino having the same name , a number would follow the casino name abbreviation. If the area from which the chip came from was open, the extended number would key it into the exact city, stste, and country. The second point is the sequence of numbers. Although my original plan used a numerical sequence that allowed for numbering chips in order of issuance with provisions for inserting later discovered chips, I have bowed to criticism that the numbers would become too long and potentially confusing and have limited the numbers to two digits and the number sequence to merely order of identification. In jurisdictions where the issuance order of chips have been controlled by a gaming board and the sequence can be determined, it would be easy to number in accordance with date of issuance. In jurisdictions such as Nevada, that would be impossible with respect to older chips and the numbering would be left to a committee of Nevada "experts" to determine order. My own thoughts are that an appropriately sized block of numbers be allocated to the older chips to allow room for later finds. Finally, you assume that the committee's intention is to somehow force conformity to a selected numbering system. THAT IS NOT CORRECT!
The intention is to provide a uniform method of identifying chips and gaming materials that can be used for all jurisdictions worldwide. Each author can utilize or ignore the universal number or include a conversion table for the benefit of those who use the universal number. If the universal system is found to be usefull, it will be used in the future and with the passage of time become the standard. If it is not successful it will fall by the wayside. I have tremendous respect for the contents of The Chip Rack and while I find the TCR numbers a bit cumbersome to use, they obviously work well enough when one considers the success and respect that is enjoyed by The Chip Rack. That does not mean that the system can work in a "universal" application, or cannot be improved. We each have to have an ego if we are to offer our work to the public and expect to have our work accepted and respected. I was hurt when I received the first criticism of my system. However I soon got over that and reflected upon each critical comment. I found merit in some and modified the system to correct the problems. The only criticisms I have found offensive are those that have been either personal in nature or reflect some personal agenda of the giver of the criticism or which make totally false allegations of some alleged impropriety. I obviously do not direct those statements to you and I accept
your comments as having been made in good faith. However, it has come to my attention that there has been citicisms that fall into that category that were expressed during my absence and this is the first opportunity I have had to publicly respond. My activities are motivated solely by my desire to improve the general situation of our hobby. It would be nice to have something I helped develop become a standard for a hobby that I sincerely enjoy, but that is not my objective. Although I have copyrighted my system it is not my intention to claim any proprietary right if the Club were to adopt it or some version of it.

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