Wait a minute... that's New York

And yes - it's a shame one has to jump through hoops sometimes... - and compared to Nevada (as far as chipping goes), Arizona is in the dark ages
I have had cashiers look at me so suspicously:
WHY do want our chips? You aren't going to play poker? And you're going to take them home? Oh I don't know if we can do that...

I pretty much have Bucky's "conditioned"
I've brought in albums and chips to show the poker room - and the players and employees are always outright fascinated.
And who knows? When we expose someone to our hobby, a new chipper may be born