Recieved email from you. Was not sure it was legit, as there are alot of bad emails sent so will answer here. To answer your questions. I think Calif. chips are a great area to collect. There were many card rooms with great chips in the past (some are still open). Calif. chips are still low priced in my estimation. Dime and nickle chips are both great to collect and you can find enough at a reasonable price to make it interesting. There are many indian casinos in Calif. also but I feel they are a seperat field from the card rooms. If you are interested in Calif. chips or any others you will find many people more expert on them here on the board then me but I am always ready to help if I can. If you post or email many will not answer if you not put your full name on them, so Let us know a little about you and your interest in chips and welcome to the hobby.