Opinion Poll - Real Casino, Fantasy Lines, or Who Cares? (1 Viewer)

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Every time I think of Winner Club chips, I picture a run down shack on the side of a dirt road in Korea, trying to sell these chips

LMAO!!! Dang it....now I won't be able to get that out of my head.

 

[Lemonzest]

For me it goes beyond the aesthetics. There is some magic and history with real world casino chips.

It is like owning a part of history and these defunct casinos have some mystic. Maybe they weren't the fanciest places in the world but Bourbon St. or the plethora of other Vegas and Reno casinos over the years just captivate me for some reason.

 

[Michael Simmons]

I personally prefer real casino chips (even if they are nonopened casinos) over fantasy. But I have started really liking the le coves. Bought a small sample set and now I see it’s really hard to acquire a set.

 

[MaxB]

I like real casino chips ... and a little wear and hooker juice makes them even better.

 

[bentax1978]

I like real casino chips ... and a little wear and hooker juice makes them even better.

True, though a little hooker juice goes a long way.

 

[softchewy]

Save yourself (and your wallet) and never touch a barrel of mint Reno TRK chips. Seriously.

Thanks for the (way too late) advice...

 

[GIANTDustySquid]

My desire for a chip is based purely on visual and physical aesthetics. History is not a concern for me.

this is it right here.

 

[pltrgyst]

Location is important to me. I'd like my chips to come from somewhere that I've actually played.

Failing that, I'd like them to be from somewhere actually known for as a center for poker availability -- Vegas, AC, California. To a lesser extent, Washington, maybe.

I wouldn't give you a nickel for a set of chips from Ohio, for example. OK, I'd give you more than a nickel for a rack of those luscious dark blue triple-1/4-spotted $25Ks, but that's it...

My one exception might be the MO Aztars, but I was younger and more ignorant the, and those terrific hub $1s clouded my brain.

 

[SuckoutKing]

If Paulson made them chances are I like them. Always prefer mint for some reason. Just like how they feel? BCC chips done right are also nice. Anything to light weight, plastic, ceramic, ect. Are ok for knock around, who gives a shit chips. But, for my collection I'm looking for top shelf!

 

[derekdd23]

I voted on who the f cares. If i like it I buy it, if I get it and dont like it i sell it. Provenance has no meaning to me if I dont like the chips. People call the dunes chips a grail set, I dont get it at all and wouldn't buy them, same with the Aztar tourney set. Mapes chips on the other hand are something I wouldn't mind spending a few(or a lot more) thousand on.

 

[DMack]

Location is important to me. I'd like my chips to come from somewhere that I've actually played.

Failing that, I'd like them to be from somewhere actually known for as a center for poker availability -- Vegas, AC, California. To a lesser extent, Washington, maybe.

I wouldn't give you a nickel for a set of chips from Ohio, for example. OK, I'd give you more than a nickel for a rack of those luscious dark blue triple-1/4-spotted $25Ks, but that's it...

My one exception might be the MO Aztars, but I was younger and more ignorant the, and those terrific hub $1s clouded my brain.

Since those are your criteria, when are you selling your Empress Star and Aurora Star sets? Dibs.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Where is the option for customs?

 

[rowlin]

I don’t think “dibs” are binding without a qualifying “tap-tap no re-dibs.”

 

[DMack]

Triple dog no re-dibs.

 

[Taghkanic]

For whatever reason—having something of a minimalist aesthetic, I guess—I prefer solid color chips with relatively little adornment, including edge spots. I don’t care for elaborate labels, pictures, etc. So I gravitated to (A) Paulson Starburst TH&Cs and (B) ASM/HCE H-molds.

I don’t mind (and actually kind of enjoy) monogrammed versions of these chips. I encourage my players to speculate what some of the monograms in my collection might stand for... For example, I have a big set of Paulsons with a Starburst on one side, and LK on the other. Lenny Kravitz? Leon Klinghoffer? Louis Kahn? Lisa Kudrow? Luke Keuchly? Lee Krasner?

Clearly, edge spots can have more than a decorative function. In my home game, I have one valued regular with partial color blindness, so I worked with him to determine what solids he could distinguish.

 

[Eggy1982]

I don't care too much what a set looks like, as long as it's good looking. I generally like the more classic looking chips, not hotstamped (they're ok, but don't really stand out for me), but the ones with a smaller inlay.
In terms of feel though, there's just nothing like a lovely worn-in set of casino used chips. If they're real casino chips, I definitely do NOT want them to be mint! If they're mint, I don't care if they're real or fantasy.
I just can't get myself to like ceramics...