The best part for me was the lines that used to form waiting for the moment the chips would be sold. Casinos like the Hard Rock and Opera House would publish the exact hour the new chips would be sold and a half hour before, there was a veritable chip show in the long line, buying, selling, trading, and people just showing off material they had recently found. Then after you got the maximum permitted quantity, you went to the back of the line, and did it again.