My post did not refer to getting any chips in Las Vegas or Nevada for the record. In my files are at least four complete sets of each table from Mississippi and Louisiana casinos. As I don't collect Vegas, I never wasted my time with the idea. Unless my sentence structure needs some revamping, please show me where I said this was an acceptable practice in Vegas. Understand the employment structure in casinos on Riverboats...management treats employees with the attitude that's it's a privilege to be employed and generally offer low wages. Common reasoning will help you understand if the cocktail waitress traded in the chips at the roulette table, they only get the face value. But, on the other hand if a chip yields three or four times the value, which option do you think the low-paid waitress is going to take especially when her hourly rate is far below others who work in the casinos. And, I did not say it's a fool-proof method -- but it doesn't hurt to ask the waitress. Not all will accept the offer, but those who know the score will do it. They usually like to trade chips for other cash-able casino chips instead of flashing cash before all the cameras. It seem every time I post some idea on this board there are those who seem to know better and understand more than I do. I am sorry I even posted this idea and apologize to those who feel I am totally wrong. Now, let's move on to another topic that makes more sense like what's the future of our hobby and what's it going to take to make the hobby attractive to new collectors. Enough said.