Well, it seems that we will soon be seeing card room poker chips as a new collectible for the State of Arizona. Previously, Chuck Mades has advised that the Back Room at Reflections Bingo in Phoenix, AZ has been offering poker and their chips are displayed here as: http://www.chipguide.com/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?id=azphrb

Chuck also advised recently that the poker game is no longer offered there, but I have wondered how the games were legal. Well, take a look at this article about an effort to have 5 poker rooms throughout Arizona, one of which just opened here in Tucson and another that has been in operation for 2 years in Sierra Vista (about 60 Southeast of Tucson). http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/related/88413

The article explains how this membership-required poker is legal and that a new room is scheduled to opened in Phoenix shortly and in Surprise and Flagstaff. I visited the Tucson room last night, called Casino Royale (hmmm, might be an infringement there) and they are operating. I'll provide more info later.

Just wanted to let collectors know that there will more offerings from the Grand Canyon State than Indian casino chips.

Jim