1. Every Casino in Vegas has its own unique chips
Every casino has its own unique chip design to distinguish its chips from others. It helps reduce scams and the unlikely occurrence of an invalid chip. It is a good safety measure to keep all games legit and fair to the players.
2. Chips = Dirty Money
The phrase does not refer to the gambling aspect. It merely means that the chips are dirty. Think about it. How many hands have held the chip you have in your hand? The Covid-19 Pandemic has shed some light on the sheer amount of dirt and bacteria we used to expose ourselves to every day.
3. Chips don't have a standard color or denomination.
A control board can sometimes regulate the colors, but they are all different. The numbers are not the same, and they all have different color combinations. People believed that chips of a particular color were more valuable than other chips of a different color. This technique worked to some extent because the chip designs weren't so different, making it easy to group similar-looking chips.
4. It is a crime to pick up a chip from the ground
Finders keepers, right? Wrong! You can't just collect a chip in some states and then cash it in because it is considered inappropriate. Things are different in Las Vegas because if you just so happen to collect a chip, it becomes yours to use as you please. The chip would become yours only if you acquired it via honest means. If management finds you stealing from someone else, that is when you could find yourself in some trouble.
5. You can collect chips as a hobby
If you happen to be searching for a new hobby, you could try out collecting chips. The activity is surprisingly becoming more and more popular with people racking up impressive collections. The highest recorded number so far is a whopping 554 chips, each chip with its individual/unique design.