They informed me that real casino chips were cool, but a Vegas casinos had more appeal and were more valuable. With the help of TKE4life / TheDeezer and David P / afterthefact ( chiptalk and pcf ID's), I started collecting. Having collected coins as a kid, I was easily converted to chip collecting. After going to Vegas for 18 years and never collecting a chip, my local poker playing friend shared with me that he was playing his home game with real casino chips. I figured that I would answer that up front.Īs many of you know, most great journeys were not planned. I always read when everyone wants the story of how a cool set came about. This is a bit long winded, so I apologize. My journey to a First Edition Tropicana Las Vegas Playable set
