A bunch of stuff to address here.

There were $5,000 and $10,000 plaques on the table in what ever they call the stacks that constitute the bank. One night I cashed out $150 short of getting a $5k plaque.

I've heard rumors of $25,000 and $50,000 plaques but never saw one.

Jetons were used for denominations of $1,000 or less.

There were 2 varieties of white $500 jetons, one plain and the other with three green stripes.

Seeing a couple references to "tables" - plural, there was only one French roulette table at the Paris Las Vegas.

That table was the same table that was used at the MGM Grand when that casino offered French roulette.

When that game was available on the Paris Las Vegas casino floor, I was flying to Las Vegas at least once a month. Playing that particular game was a priority for me. The game was very good to me over that time frame. I played it enough to be on a first name basis with the croupiers and they soon knew my betting patterns well enough to place the same bets for me the next time I showed up to play.

The table was removed from the casino floor without notice. I checked into the Paris and went downstairs to play my favorite game and the table was gone. Some of the croupiers and pit people had moved to the then newly opened London Club at the new Aladdin casino, but some were still dealing American roulette at the Paris. I asked one of the croupiers that stayed at the Paris about the French table and its related jetons and plaques. He told me the table and the chips were in storage. I asked him how I could obtain any of the chips. He told me that I could probably buy the table and the accompanying chip inventory for $10,000. I'm sure such a purchase would have required a standard redemption notice on the chips along with that redemption notice reaching its expiration date before any transaction could be completed. I didn't have $10,000 so I didn't persue the possibility beyond that point. I also asked him if there was any possibility of the game being reintroduced on the Paris casino floor, and he told me it was because the table and chips were wrapped up and in storage. I have no way of knowing if I actually could have bought the table and the rack for $10,000, but the dealer sure thought so.

I believe the game was removed because the Paris Las Vegas was losing money on it...I know I won more than I lost by about an 8/1 winning versus losing session record. The odds favor the player against the house at a rate that is much closer to craps or blackjack than any other style of roulette offered in American casinos. It also took two or three croupiers plus a dedicated pit person to run that one table. The croupiers placed your bets for you, had to keep track of who bet what due to the limited variety of jetons when more than three people were playing, and it was a high limit table - $25 minimum inside or out which jumped to $100 minimum inside or out during primetime Friday or Saturday night.

I haven't seen or heard anything that would indicate that the jetons and plaques have been destroyed. I believe they are all still locked up and wrapped in the footlocker box that was brought onto the casino floor to load the table prior to opening the game each night. That was a ritual that was fun to watch - armed security guards would wheel the rack in and the table staff would load the jetons and plaques onto the table.

I really, REALLY miss that game!