This practice of chip hoarding to control the market will definitely destroy the hobby, but who is going to stop the entrepeneurs who see a hefty profit from doing this? Unfortunately, there will always be those collectors out there who will eventually pay the price for these "hard to get" chips. Personally, I have stopped buying any chips that becomes "rare" at time of release. They always seem to plummet in price after the new release frenzy dust settles down. As for the casinos. Who are we to tell them how to run their business, should they also control how much we win or lose?