I play BJ and VP and am interested in tournament hold'em. Gain the most pleasure from the concentration required and observing the other players. Never, ever looked at a chip before I started collecting by buying on eBay and joining the club. Gambling and chip collecting are two seperate pastimes that happily coincide!

As an observation, it appears to me that while chippers are avid and knowlegeable gamers, I'd be surprised if any of us had any sort of difficulties brought on by "problem" gambling. One of our commonalities.