To all non-roulette collectors..... The following is not meant to be controversial... I mention it in the spirit of honest discussion in the context of the previous posts. Don't take some of these roulettes for granted. There may have been 300 or so of them on the roulette table when they were in play... but how many of some of these issues have been "liberated"? I don't like the overuse of the word "rare" when it applies to any chip... much less a fairly current roulette. Notice I said "fairly current".... not "common". This chip illustrated may be "scarce", or may even be "rare'', inasmuch that there is no way of knowing how many of this particular chip has found it's way out of the casino.... by whatever means. I would say without too much disagreement among roulette collectors that there are probably a hell of a lot less of this chip that is illustrated here than the recent Bellagio roulette chips that have been "liberated" in large quantities that are currently bringing $5@ and up. Price doesn't always reflect "rarity" either. Popularity and demand dictate price more than rarity. Since the big flap on this BB over roulettes, I (and others) have noticed a big swing in interest in roulette collecting on the part of some who would have nothing to do with them only a short while ago.... probably because of their relative scarcity. I'm continually amazed at the bidding activity on Bob Mera's 30 day auction when roulettes are put up on the bid board. Brighton roulettes for example constantly bring bids of several hundred dollars each! A set of obsolete Claridge brown roulettes recently were bid up to $70 for each chip! My personal opinion is that there is a fast growing interest in this overlooked area of chip collecting.