no its not a chip but a happy year of the dog greeting.and if any one gets a 2006 year of the dog from any casino. email me for trade when it comes out need one for my youngest child he was born under the year of the dog in 1994 and need one for his scrap book.i have one for my daughter she a year of the snake and i have one for my other son year of the goat and that happens to be mine too.