Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Couga I agree that the tournament chips belong to the casino. However ALL chips belong to the casino. They are simply IOUs to be paid to the bearer prior to leaving the property. If you want clairification I can get you in touch with an "expert". But it boils down to anytime you take a chip from a casino, it's "stealing", so I don't have much problem with that.
My only twinge of guilt or whatever you want to call it, is taking chips out of play. If you bust out, you are shorting the guy that busted you a few chips and that is not fair. You are also shorting yourself, what if you pocketed a 100NCV and busted out because your opponent had your exact chip count. The saying "Chip and a Chair" was not created because it sounds cool.
BTW - You don't take those cool signs home from bars? 
Take Care,
Couga |
Casino want you to take their checks from the front rack on the tables and cage, but not their tournament chips. The regular checks are an IOU, but the tournament chips are not. On regular checks they only have an upside and enourmous return. On a $5 chip the casino makes over $4 on every one that goes out the door never to return. They count on chips walking out the door. Now for tournament chips with NCV they only have a downside. They don't make any return on the chips leaving, and there is a possibliliy it could effect the integrity of their tournaments.
I have an issue with harvesting tournament chips, but not with chips from the rack.
