Brian,
I was playing roulette at Caesars in Atlantic City and I took a break from the tables and went across the Boardwalk to Ocean One Mall, a shopping center located on a pier over the Atlantic Ocean and I stumbled upon "Gaming Emporium". The front windows of the shop were covered with Casino chips and this attracted my attention. I went in to the shop and meet the owner Bob Mera(one great guy who unfortunately passed away 2 years ago)and I bought a few AC one dollar chips and the rest is history. That was in May of 1992. I was collecting foriegn coins, tokens, etc. then and had been since 1979. But, I have since sold all of my useless Gold and Silver coins to buy priceless pieces of clay and I am very happy that I did.