HI AJ,

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I LOVE THIS HOBBY. I LOVE THE STORIES OF HOW AND WHEN SOME OF THESE GREAT CHIPS ARE COLLECTED. I DIDN’T KNOW THE STARDUST HAD A FIRE 🔥 UNTIL RECENTLY.

I LIKE TO IMAGINE WHAT GREAT PEOPLE HANDLED SOME OF MY OLD LAS VEGAS CHIPS?? MAYBE MY BUDDY DEAN MARTIN OR OTHERS IN THE RAT PACK. MAYBE MANY OTHER COOL PEOPLE🤙🏻??

I HAVE A FEW MGM GRAND FIRE CHIPS I GOT FROM MY BUDDY MARK FREITAG. I LOVE THAT HISTORY YOU CAN JUST FEEL WHEN YOU SEE AND HOLD THESE CHIPS. I WAS VERY YOUNG WHEN THE MGM CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD JUST STAYED THERE WITH MY MOM, DAD & BROTHER SO IT REALLY SHOCKED ME WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE DIED THAT DAY. I ALSO REMEMBER BEING IN THE RESTAURANT WHERE THE FIRE STARTED SO IT WAS ESPECIALLY MEMORABLE FOR ME. TO THIS DAY, I STILL MAKE SURE I KNOW THE WAY TO THE STAIRS OR EXIT WHEN I STAY IN A HOTEL.