Here is what I would say in response to your questions:

1. Would a part time fair (is that what it was?) go to the trouble to order such professional looking chips. I would have thought that the inlay would show something to indicate the type of place it was bought for (a location, pic of something, etc). Most parttime operations (like a school Las Vegas night) used generic, CHEAP, chips.

I would not compare Vegas Night operations with these, which were real-money gaming sites (charity casinos). It's an entirely different concept. For security reasons, cheap Vegas Night-type chips would be entirely unsuitable to use in a real-money situation. There is virtually no physical security (cameras or personnel) in Vegas Night scenarios, which I am sure was not the case in these charity casinos where real money was involved.

2. There are 2 differnt moulds (die-car and small crown). Sounds like two different orders. two orders are probably made years apart (of course this may not be the case). Again, sounds like an established gambling joint, not some part time operation.

Judging from the evident boxes of the diecar chips that exist in the public sector, it's no wonder that a reorder was needed.

3. Is there records that show that the Silver Slipper chips went directly to Canada from Burt (if it was Burt). Actually I thought I remember someone saying there were records, but I don't recall.

I've been told by reliable sources that the records exist for both series being delivered to the Canadian operations.