Casino chips

The casino chips are small discs used instead of money in casinos. They are colored metals or pieces of compression molded clay of various denominations and is primarily used in the games, instead of monetiformes, which are used primarily in slot machines.

Some casinos also use gaming plaques for high stakes table ($ 25,000 and more). Plaques differ from chips in that they are larger, usually rectangular in shape and have serial numbers.

Money is exchanged for tokens in a casino on the premises thereof, table games or a cashier station. The tokens are interchangeable with money at the same casino. Generally have no value outside of the casino, though in Las Vegas casinos accept sometimes some other tabs.

The colors of the cards typically found in household collections include red, white, blue and sometimes green and black; however, more recently a wide variety of colors are available, particularly in the tabs of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Common additional colors are pink, purple, yellow, orange and gray. Newer designs include tricolor designs where a molding process creates a three-step profile with base colors, secondary and other details. Since collections chips are tailored to the client, the values ​​of the colors vary widely, with less traditional colors being used to very high values ​​($ 500, $ 1,000, $ 5,000, etc., common in tournaments) or special intermediate values $ 2 or $ 0.50 (common in low-limit games). Each casino has a unique collection of records, even if the casino is part of a larger company. This distinguishes a casino chips with others, for each record in the gambling halls should be supported with the appropriate amount of money. Furthermore, with the exception of Nevada, casinos can not accept other casino chips.