Question: How do you find out about new chip releases? - ChipTalk.net

PokerWierdo · #1 04-24-2007, 08:26 PM

Is this through insiders? A website?

Seems like chiptalk members have an inside edge since its ALL we think about, but how do some of you get the inside scoop?

jamby · #2 04-24-2007, 08:29 PM

Do you mean new casino chips or new home/fantasy chips? If casino chips - there are various services available that will email you when new release chips are available. They tend to be geographically organized, i.e., Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City.

As for fantasy/home chips - just keep your eyes and ears open and check the regular sites like HPC.

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Originally Posted by PokerWierdo

Is this through insiders? A website?

Seems like chiptalk members have an inside edge since its ALL we think about, but how do some of you get the inside scoop?

PokerWierdo · #3 04-24-2007, 11:33 PM

talking mostly about casino chips. I have heard about "the generals" chip release in LV, but are there others?

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Spike · #4 04-25-2007, 12:28 AM

where would i find these "sources"?

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Originally Posted by jamby

Do you mean new casino chips or new home/fantasy chips? If casino chips - there are various services available that will email you when new release chips are available. They tend to be geographically organized, i.e., Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City.

As for fantasy/home chips - just keep your eyes and ears open and check the regular sites like HPC.

Gaming Ore · #5 04-25-2007, 01:28 AM

There is no single point of knowledge, but there are some sites that attempt to be a single source. In fact, this forum (Chip Release Announcements) attempts to be a source. Feeding in to it are several chip collectors, chip dealers and, in some instances, casino personnel who are familiar with new releases because they looking for them, run across them, etc.

I post new releases here, mostly from hearing about them from TheChipBoard.com, another site that prides itself on member participants posting New Release messages.

In Nevada, all chips and tokens need to be pre-approved by Gaming before release and Gaming publishes an Approval list each month. Atlantic City is not the same, nor are other Gaming jurisdictions, but there is a network of collectors that tend to share the information.

That network is that of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club, Inc. The CC&GTCC boasts some 2,500 members (World-Wide) and includes many people here on ChipTalk.net.

Jim (Gaming Ore) Follis