Bellagio high value chips

Lumpy · #1 (**permalink**) 06-04-2005, 10:48 PM

Does anyone have any images of any of these high value chips from Bellagio?

I pulled this info from the Nevada Gaming Commision site. They have a pdf listing every type of chip a casino has had approved.

CHIP 500.00 LOGO, HOUSE MOLD, LILAC W/WHITE
CHIP 25,000.00 LOGO, HOUSE MOLD, RADIENT RED W/WHITE/BLURPLE
CHIP 100,000.00 LOGO, HOUSE MOLD, GREY W/ROYAL RED/BLACK
CHIP 1,000.00 RACE & SPORTS, HOUSE MOLD, DAY BLUE W/FUSCHIA/BLURPLE
CHIP 5,000.00 RACE & SPORTS, HOUSE MOLD, HOT PINK/BLURPLE/FUSCHIA
CHIP 100.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, BLACK W/APRICOT
CHIP 500.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, FUSCHIA W/DAY GREEN
CHIP 1,000.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, YELLOW W/SEA GREEN
CHIP 5,000.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, WHIE W/FUSCHIA/DARK BLUE
CHIP 25,000.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, RADIENT RED W/WHITE/BLURPLE
CHIP 100,000.00 BACCARAT, HOUSE MOLD, GREY W/BLACK/ROYAL RED

Thanks.

tomb1 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-05-2005, 12:55 AM

Yeah, I think I stuck a few of each of those in my suitcase after my last trip to play baccarat at Bellagio. I had so many and I was too busy with the dancing girls to cash them all in. Now if I can just find 'em....

Sounds very interesting, but I've never seen them or found any pics online.

Murf · #3 (**permalink**) 06-05-2005, 12:12 PM

Yeah, it's not too often you see a $100,000 chip at the casino, but I am sure someone has pictures of them. Anybody?

dad604 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-05-2005, 05:09 PM

Oh yes, I have a few spare ones that I didn't take the trouble to cash in last time I was there. They were such a small part of my chips that I forgot where I threw them among my junks. If I find them, I'll post image. Warning it might a long time to find them.

PocketRocket · #5 (**permalink**) 06-08-2005, 07:58 PM

I've got about 10 or 20 of those grey chips that I didn't cash in from the last trip, but I can't afford a scanner to scan the chips.

DEEJAY · #6 (**permalink**) 06-09-2005, 08:59 AM

I tried to cash in ten of those chips but the cashier was not able to get it approve something about the "ncv" on the chip held things up but they said my credit was still good? lol lmao

Gaming Ore · #7 (**permalink**) 06-11-2005, 09:59 PM

The following is applicable in Nevada. Other gaming jurisdictions may have other rules.

Possession of a gaming chip does not mean that the casino has to honor it. For example, if a player drops a black ($100) onto the casino floor and you are spotted picking it up and trying to play it or cash it in, the casino does not have to honor the bet or cash it in and if they choose, they can simply take the chip! This is covered under Nevada Gaming Regulations where it is stated that chips are the possession of the casino. Even though you exchange money (or credit) for the chips, they still own them. If you visit a Nevada casino, they all have a little sign (near the entrance) that says the casino owns the chips.

Although a $100 chip will likely not be challenged, lets look at a high denomination chip, say a $500. To most any casino, a $500 chip (or above) represents a fair amount of funds and the casino management will know when $500 chips are in-use and how many are out. When the player goes to turn them in the cage personnel, if in-doubt , can challenge the player as to where he/she got them, or, they can double-check with the pit if any $500's were played out.

If for any reason the cage (or surveillance) suspects the holder of the chip is not the rightful person to have it, then the transaction can go into dispute. And yes, this does happen. Becky Binion did it to Stupak over 100's of 1,000's of dollars in large denomination chips. But Stupak could prove that he won the chips in play at the poker games at the Horseshoe.

Anyway, my point here is that very high denomination chips tend not to leave a casino by a chip collector for purposes of scanning it and then coming back to cash it in. There is no absolute assurance that the casino will accept the chip for cash in! The chip collecting community has a collector that specializes in getting $100 and $500 chips, just to scan and catalogue the chip. He could do a $1,000 chip, but is afraid of the possible loss.

Jim Follis

duma · #8 (**permalink**) 06-12-2005, 06:29 PM

i would suggest bringing a digital camera with you to the casino. obtain the high value chip, then go someone still on casino property, take a few pictures, and then promptly return the chip for face value. if they ever ask you any question just tell them the truth that you are a chip collector and are cataloging high value casino chips. the only problem that i see from the casinos point of view is that you might be taking pics in order to gain info to counterfiet the chip. but i would assume that if you do this procedure in less than 30 minutes then there should be no problems. GL!

dad604 · #9 (**permalink**) 06-12-2005, 11:51 PM

I wouldn't worry about taking a high value chip out of the casino to photograph and returning it the same day. I am sure the casino would Honor the chip.

PocketRocket · #10 (**permalink**) 06-13-2005, 02:33 PM

If you take the chip out against your credit line, then the casino would have a record of the transaction.