I’M SADDENED AND REMINDED OF MANY CHIPPERS WHO ARE NOT WITH US ANYMORE,CAN’T MAKE THE LONG FLIGHT OR CAN NO LONGER MAKE THAT LONG DRIVE FROM ACROSS THE USA OR ANOTHER COUNTRY.

OVER THE YEARS,I HEAR A FEW PEOPLE SAY “YOU DON’T NEED TO JOIN A CHIP CLUB TO COLLECT CHIPS…I CAN JUST BUY ON EBAY”. THOSE PEOPLE ARE FOR SURE 100% CORRECT.

MY OPINION IS, SINCE JOINING THE CCA JUST 9 YEARS AGO, I HAVE MET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE WHO I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE BECOME GREAT FRIENDS WITH IF I NEVER JOINED THE CLUB. AS SOON AS I JOINED, I STARTED ATTENDING CLUB EVENTS,MEET UPS, VOLUNTEERING AT CLUB TABLES ETC…. OVER THE YEARS,I HAVE BOUGHT AND SOLD CHIPS FROM PEOPLE IN THE CLUB,DEALERS OR FRIENDS INSTEAD OF SELLING ON EBAY OR A NON CLUB MEMBER. I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO PURCHASE MANY CHIPS THAT YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE ON EBAY FROM CHIPPER FRIENDS WHO WANT THE CHIPS TO BE IN A HOME OF CHIPPER FRIENDS INSTEAD OF A STRANGER GETTING CHIPS THEY HAVE HAD AND COLLECTED FOR MANY DECADES. I AGREE WITH THEM 100% AND WILL DO THE SAME WHEN I GET TO THAT AGE OR POINT OF MY LIFE WHEN I’M READY TO SELL MY CHIP COLLECTION.

I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE A FEW MONTHLY PAYMENTS ON LARGE SALE ITEMS WITH SEVERAL DEALERS AND CHIPPER FRIENDS SINCE MY WIFE HAS THREATENED DEATH ON ME ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN THE VISA BILL COMES OUT AND I WENT A BIT CHIP CRAZY BY BUYING TOO MUCH AT ONCE.

I HOPE YOU CAN ALL MAKE THIS YEARS 2025 CCA CONVENTION, MEMBER OR NOT. IT’S AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF CASINO RELATED PRODUCTS AND THERE ARE SOOOO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE OF ALMOST ANYTHING RELATED TO CASINO ITEMS.

THE CLUB SEMINARS ARE ALSO AN AMAZING THING TO WATCH FOR FREE. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ONE, STOP IN AND BE AMAZED. THEY ARE TWICE A DAY. 8AM AND 3PM ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THE CONVENTION WEEK.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OLD FRIENDS AND MEETING NEW ONES. I WILL BE IN THIS SUNDAY WITH A BUNCH OF GREAT CHIPPERS READY TO HAVE SOME FUN…NOT TOO MUCH AS I DON’T WANNA END UP IN A WHEELCHAIR AGAIN.