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"For one thing, there's the counterfeiting problem, on which there is scant data. The Nevada Gaming Commission gets about a dozen complaints every year related to counterfeit chips, said Keith Copher, the agency's chief of enforcement. Last year, a casino in Reno quickly lost $26,000 in such a scheme--one of the biggest hits reported to the commission in recent years. And counterfeiting is on the rise at overseas casinos, Copher noted. The RFID technology would let dealers or cashiers see when the value of the chips in front of them don't match the scanners' tally."

Anyone have any information on counterfeit chips? Not that I have any designs to counterfeit...just curious from a collector's point of view. Any in collections?

"That sort of security doesn't come cheap: The Wynn is spending about $2 million on the chips. That's about double the price of regular chips, and doesn't include addition equipment the Wynn will need to purchase, such as RFID readers, computers and networking gear."

Will alarms will sound when I try to walk out with some Wynn chips for my collection? Also, I wonder if these chips will eventually be more collectible -- first RDIF chips at a strip casino.