Don't know if anyone beside me and Rick Armstrong read that dope Vegas Rex's blog but I liked the one he posted Tuesday in CasinoGuide about going after chips at the Gold Spike. Even a tip of the hat to chip collectors. http://www.casinoguide.com/blogs/lifeinvegas/blog/gambling/the-return-of-the-gold-spike/#comments

Guess I've missed the Spike on my Misery Tours of downtown Las Vegas. Did enter the Western which Rex alludes was worse than the old Gold Spike. The Western was Eeeeewwwwww. Of course not every casino can be the Imperial Palace.

So how does Rex cope with the casino chip sale policy? Read the post and find out. One thing the Vegas guys left out about the Spike is covered in the first comment by Disco Stu:

Dude, they have balloons. Sweet!

I'm thinking... "Splash Balloons".