I JUST HAD A NICE LUNCH OVER THE HOLIDAYS WITH A FORMER BUD JONES SALESMAN ... HE WAS EMPLOYED BACK IN THE OLD DAYS AT BUD JONES (Christy -Jones) HE WENT WITH BUD WHEN THEY SPLIT UP. ANYWAY I WAS TOLD THAT BUD JONES NEVER MADE HIS OWN CHIPS ... HE HAD THE PLASTIC CHIP MOLDS MADE BY TREND PLASTICS OUT OF KANSAS CITY. BUD WAS SO BACK LOGGED WITH ORDERS FROM ATLANTIC CITY CASINOS OPENING ... THAT HIS FED EX BILL FOR CHIP MOLDS TO BE AIR FREIGHTED FROM TREND PLASTICS IN KANSAS CITY TO BUD JONES IN LAS VEGAS WAS WELL OVER $100,000 FOR THE YEAR! .... BUD DID PRODUCE THE COIN METAL INLAYS HERE IN LAS VEGAS (see photos) ... THE 2 COINS WERE FUSED TOGETHER WITH ARGON GAS.
I WAS TOLD THAT IN PUERTO RICO HE MADE MANY CHIPS AND SCAMMERS COULD EASILY POP OUT THE COIN METAL INLAYS AND POP THEM BACK INTO A DIFFERENT PLASTIC MOLD .... THIS CAUSED BUD A BIG PROBLEM WITH CHIP SECURITY ...