Welcome to the hobby. Over the past 10-12 years the hobby has been in decline with some collectors abandoning the hobby completely, few new collectors picking up the hobby, and many of the old collectors simply dying off. As you would suspect, prices have been in decline, although may collectors are in the hobby for its enjoyment rather than as an investment.

But don't let the facts dissuade you from picking up casino chips collecting! There is still enough activity, especially among the collectors, to make the hobby enjoyable and plenty of new casinos seem to open their doors each year.