... the fact remains that there are a considerable number of unknowledgeable folks who are purchasing these chips with the impression that they are real chips from actual casinos. Some of them post here expressing their lack of knowledge when they purchased such stuff and have expressed their gratitude for disclosing this information.

We take a lot for granted that what we know ... the whole world knows. How many times have we read posts from someone new who has no idea what "slabbing" is, or what is PVC? I'm sure there are some regular readers of the chipboard who get tired of hearing about it ... but some people are hearing about these things for the very first time... no "buts" about it.