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Casino chip
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<p>Casino chips (also known as poker chips, gaming tokens, or checks/cheques) are small discs used as <a href="/facts/Currency/g5GPGfTe">currency</a> in <a href="/facts/Casino/m65BabkE">casinos</a>. Larger, rectangular gaming plaques may be used for high-stakes games. Poker chips are also widely used as <a href="/facts/Play_money/ybmdKBRN">play money</a> in casual or tournament games, are of <a href="/facts/Numismatics/gJDe3Lr5">numismatic</a> value to <a href="/facts/Casino_chip_collecting/LgKXDh2y">casino chip collectors</a>, or may be kept as <a href="/facts/Souvenir/8KEPak3D">souvenirs</a>. </p><p>Chips and plaques used in <a href="/facts/Casino_game/4mBePQHl">table games</a> may be made of a mixture of metal, clay, ceramic, and plastic materials <a href="/facts/Inlay/tb7pPfz1">inlayed</a> or painted with colors and numbers indicating various denominations, while metal <a href="/facts/Token_coin/cXYPmGnT">token coins</a> are used primarily in <a href="/facts/Slot_machine/n5FBPkbq">slot machines</a>. Some casinos embed <a href="/facts/Radio-frequency_identification/4CnmIV2b">RFID</a> tags into chips to collect data and fight counterfeiting, and plaques may have printed <a href="/facts/Serial_number/2XUENAvJ">serial numbers</a>. </p>