I rather hesitate to post something serious on this every growing list of semi-humorous postings, but a subscriber to CASINO asked the following question and I pass it on to those who know better than I the things that effect the value of chips.

On Tue, 16 Jun 1998 06:29:21 EST "Travis
H. D. Lewin" <thdlewin@LAW.SYR.EDU>
writes: >The Las Vegas Review-Journal
reported today that the Mapes Hotel >in
Reno, has been placed on the National
List of Endangered sites and >thus saved
from destruction. Long closed, this
could mean not only >relief from the
wrecking ball but could result in its
being bought >and restored by a national
hotel chain--the Radisson group
apparently >is interested.

Travis I saw this on TV and, wonder if
this would make those Mapes Chips that I
have, increase in value?

My response was in essence that I felt that other factors--primnarily scarcity affected chip values; that some of the most expensive chips are from little know or seldom mentioned casinos.

Any thoughts for our friend? [Yes, of course, BoPo is urged to add its thoughts]