Poker chips are also widely used as play money in casual or tournament games, are of numismatic value to casino chip collectors, or may be kept as souvenirs.Ĭhips and plaques used in table games may be made of a mixture of metal, clay, ceramic, and plastic materials inlayed or painted with colors and numbers indicating various denominations, while metal token coins are used primarily in slot machines. Larger, rectangular gaming plaques may be used for high-stakes games.
50,000 Malagasy franc gaming plaque from Grand Cercle casino, Antananarivo, Madagascar, circa 1995.Ĭasino chips (also known as poker chips, gaming tokens, or checks/ cheques) are small discs used as currency in casinos.
JSTOR ( November 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭhips from the fictional 'Casino de Isthmus City'.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
