Chuck; It depends upon each individual card collector to decide. Some card collectors only consider variations that are printed by the card manufacturer and not those that are applied locally by the casino promotions booth ... such as raised imprint vs. smooth imprints, stickers, etc. When trading with another collector via mail, it's best to clear up the basis of trades in advance, as I've had cards returned to me because the trading party on the other end did not consider variations that were casino created.

Actually, if one thinks about it ... every card with a different players name imprint would be a variation made by the casino.