Archie,
No pi....g contest, really! You post four reasons why casinos don't want you to take roulettes. I find it interesting how YOU know these reasons. I will give you one reason that has nothing to do directly with the casinos - because the roulettes do not belong to you. They are the property of the game. The casino creates a bailment with the player. The bailment is what YOU call a buy-in. The trust does not change merely because the house allows you to "use" these chips for/in their game. When an individual takes property that does not belong to them it is called stealing. The person who takes the property is called a thief. Your justifications for taking property that does not belong to anyone but the casino does not change the nature of the act. If these chips were meant to be taken collectors would not have to sneak them into their pockets, etc. I suppose when you eat in a restaurant you "snag" the silverware if you happen to be a spoon collector and that's all right. If our club is to stand for ethics and doing what is right - we should take a stand against acts that could bring discredit upon the individual and the organization