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Picture taking is not allowed in South Korean casinos so I copied the below picture of a Tai Sai table from the website of TCS John Huxley. This game is known as Sic Bo in the west. Every casino in South Korea has at least one Tai Sai table. I think every casino in Asia has one.
The table layout has pictures of dice combinations. Each player places his chip on what he thinks the outcome of three die will be. Each player is assigned different chips so the winners can be identified. It's similar to roulette players placing their chips on the same number. At most casinos the Tai Sai chip is generic, like most Asian roulette chips.
While at a South Korean casino I thought this game would be fun to play so I bought in for some chips. I just about broke even so I "colored up" (returning the Tai Sai chips to the dealer and getting house chips back). After leaving the casino I discovered a Tai Sai chip I "forgot" to color up.
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This chip doesn't have a denomination and the edge has 12 diamonds.
I was at another casino and left the table with a Tai Sai chip. I was almost at the door when the pit boss ran up to me and he asked for the Tai Sai chip. I feigned ignorance of the language but in the end I was persuasively coerced into returning the one chip.
If only we have the right to bear a Tai Sai chip!
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