HI JOHN, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS ... THE GAMING COMMISION APPROVES ALL OF THE COLLECTOR SERIES CHIPS FOR THESE CASINOS TO SELL TO THE COLLECTING PUBLIC ... I DON'T THINK THEY COULD OBJECT ... IF ALL THE COLLECTORS CASHED IN THEY CASINOS COULD LOOSE A TON OF MONEY ... THAT'S WHY THE COME OUT WITH A CHIP AND WHEN SOLD OUT THEY PUT A REDEMPTION NOTICE OUT, SO THEY CAN KEEP THE CASH INCOME. THANKS RICH BURGEL