John; As far as I know, there is no "official list" being submitted to the club for their approval. It's my belief that Michael Ludwig has graciously volunteered to put together and maintain such a list and has developed his own criteria as to what qualifies to be included on his list. One of those criteria, in my opinion, is that the chip, or silver strike, or gaming token, must have the word "Millennium" on the actual piece(s) .... not on an engraved plate that is affixed to a plaque chips are housed in order for the casino to hype chip collectors into buying these chip sets as millennium issues. If they were truly interested in commemorating the event (whether one group favors the 2000 date or the 2001 date) the casino should have had the forethought to put the word "millennium" on the chip.

This isn't a new unheard of issue to debate. The coin hobby went through similar discussions on bi-centennial issues. A coin, medal or token dated 1976 did not qualify it as being a bi-centennial issue. It had to have either the dates 1776-1996 or the actual word "bicentennial" on the piece. Otherwise, common, ordinary 1976 coins, tokens, medals, could simply be placed in a lucite holder with "bicentennial" engraved on the holder. The key for eligibility (once again in my opinion) is when the item is separated from its holder, can it still pass the test of being identified for which it is being commemorated?

But instead of my posted opinions causing some further angst among fellow club members, perhaps Michael Ludwig will give his thoughts on the matter.