I have invited my collector friends and anyone that is involved in our hobby to send in any stories about their wayward ways and collecting of chips. Please be concise and very descriptive. Being weird, funny and crazy is up to you. Thanks guys for all the stories you have sent in thus far. Reggie
A HARVEST STORY BY A GUEST AUTHOR
A PENNSYLVANIA CASINO
By Carl Shalit
Have an interesting gathering story that I'll pass on to you.
Was on a trip through PA recently cashing in and gathering. The PENNSYLVANIA CASINO (Made up name) has a $3.00 drop chip that they told me several times in the past they could not let out. In fact, they told me that dealers/floors/cashiers had been fired for doing it (kind of severe but ....).
But I figured I had nothing to lose by trying!
I started with the floor and was told that the chips were not being used anymore and he saw no reason they couldn't be sold. After all, they were just sitting in the vault. I then went to the cashier and told her what happened. She asked the floor and he again said he saw no reason not to let one out. The cashier then called her boss who agreed that she could sell me the chip. I made it obvious that I was going to give her $10.00 for the chip so she went and got one. As we were completing the transaction, another cashier went by behind her and said that people had been fired for selling them in the past. I tried to explain that the firings happened when the chips were being used but they're just not being used anymore, that the floor and her boss agreed the chip could be sold, yadda, yadda, yadda.
The cashier pulled back the chip and said she just couldn't take the chance at being fired. She was all apologies (sincerely).
If you do include this story in your POD some Friday, please change the casino name to something totally fictitious "to protect the innocent". Don't know who reads the Chipguide and I really don't want to get anyone in trouble at this casino.
Carl
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