I ran poker tourneys in Las Vegas for 32 years including the 2nd largest tourney in the world at the time.

After he is caught he claims it was only a souvenir but what if you were in the next tourney with him when he ran it back in and beat you out of 1st place. He is getting what he deserves. The casino does not get to keep the $, they will have to distribute it to the other winners.

If there were not rules protecting you, you would be screaming bloody murder.

It will not carry over to live games. There is a big difference between live game cashable chips and NCV chips.

A player at the Orleans was barred from all future LV tournaments for stealing NCV chips a few years ago.