I was planning my 1st Vegas vacation, and the history of The Flamingo Hotel had always fascinated me, so I did an internet search. I found their website and signed up for a Players Club Card. Also in the same search I noticed something about chips on eBay. I checked it out and found a LE Flamingo Hilton "Bugsy" chip. I bid on it, won it, and was hooked!

I currently collect; Flamingo, 4Queens, fractionals and swizzle sticks.

Welcome to the hobby. You'll find that there's a great buch of folks here, and all very helpfull. Also check out http://www.2chippers.com and read Will Knight's excellent FAQ.

==Mike==