When I was 14 years old, I would ask my dad to bring home a T-shirt from Las Vegas. He and his Greek buddies would go to Las Vegas practically every other month. There was a Sahara host in Denver who would accommodate my dad and his Greek buddies with full comps for the weekend. Many times my Dad would forget to bring me a shirt back.

Finally, when he came back, he had forgotten to get me a T-shirt again. Instead, he pulled out a roulette chip from his pocket and said this would be better. His thought was that a shirt would wear out and a chip would be something that I could have forever.

Needless to say, I now have over 9,244 casino chips, including the first one I received from my dad. I also have over 420 Silver strikes, 200 decks of playing cards, 188 Pairs of Casino dice and 314 Gaming tokens. Also, swizzle sticks, coffee mugs, shot glasses, and much more.

Thanks, Dad!!!