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    Finding a Green Chip on the Floor

    Not too long ago in a far away land but still in USA I was playing blackjack in a casino that had all the tables open in the pit (about 10 tables). I was playing at a $10 min table and spreading from red to green. Most of the other folks were just playing red except one person who was also playing rainbow red and green.

    At first the table was doing quite badly and the other person left for another table. Soon after he left I started winning and was accumulating a combination of red and green and occasionally coloring up some of my red for green. I almost dropped some of my chips on the floor once, but I thought I caught all of them. Chip wise I usually know pretty much where I stand all the time.

    Eventually I decided to call it a night and colored up. As I was leaving the table a waitress walked by and said there was a $25 dollar chip on the floor so I came back to the table.. A young ploppy quickly picked it up, but he was only betting red. The other folks at the table said it was not theirs as they were honest and only were betting red. I thought the chip might be mine but wasn't sure. Anyway I claimed it and no one questioned that I shouldn't have it.

    Now what I usually do in in this situation is give the chip to the dealer as a tip if its a dollar or even a $5 chip, but no way was I going to give the dealer a green chip. The chip really could have come from anywhere even rolled from the next table, but that table was a $5 min table so I doubt if. The waitress continued walking and was long gone and I never saw her. I really felt the chip was either mine or the person who was earlier playing red and green and then left for another table.

    Now wanting to be honest, I decided to ask the player who left my table if he lost a chip, but right away I could tell he was trying to con me. I could tell the other folks at his table thought I was an idiot for even asking as they were laughing. I decided I wasn't going to give the chip to him as he was just as much in the dark as I was about whose chip it was. I offered to split it with him, but then he said I could have it.

    Okay, who should get the chip? What would you do?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
    I thought the chip might be mine but wasn't sure. Anyway I claimed it and no one questioned that I shouldn't have it.
    Was everyone else at the table 99 years old?

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    Give the waitress $10, keep the chip and move on.

    You made a reasonable effort to identify the true owner.

    There is never an absolute answer as to the owner.
    Luck is nothing more than probability taken personally!

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    Why you sweating a single green chip?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jabberwocky View Post
    Why you sweating a single green chip?
    For the same reason he still shovels ten feet of snow off his roof in the winter.

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    If I was pretty sure the chip was mine, then I’d claim it and move on. If I knew it wasn’t mine, I probably wouldn’t touch it. I’ve heard too many stories of players getting hassled over picking up money that didn’t belong to them, or scooping up abandoned slot tickets. Anytime I see an abandoned slot ticket in/near a machine, I pick it up and move it aside. I don’t want to give the casino even more of a reason to 86 me than I already do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth View Post
    Give the waitress $10, keep the chip and move on.

    You made a reasonable effort to identify the true owner.

    There is never an absolute answer as to the owner.
    I agree. You would have made a reasonable analysis of the circumstances and concluded that it most likely was yours.
    It's honest, & you would be sharing it with a person who probably needs it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BoSox View Post
    For the same reason he still shovels ten feet of snow off his roof in the winter.
    You're on a roll, Bosox!

    However, this still doesn't top Bob Fisher's post on BJ21 a number of years ago about fishing a slot ticket out of a urinal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    You're on a roll, Bosox!

    However, this still doesn't top Bob Fisher's post on BJ21 a number of years ago about fishing a slot ticket out of a urinal.
    THAT, was a classic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    You're on a roll, Bosox!

    However, this still doesn't top Bob Fisher's post on BJ21 a number of years ago about fishing a slot ticket out of a urinal.
    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    THAT, was a classic.

    Yes, Bob Fisher's $.11 slot voucher was the best ever. To top it all off, after having a bad night at the tables Bob went to his room and proceeded to urinate in the ice bucket.
    Last edited by BoSox; 04-22-2018 at 08:47 AM.

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    what was your biggest find , anyone?

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    A couple of years ago, I found 2 benjamins folded together on the floor. Looked around, no one close by, no one playing nearby slots -- picked them up and went on my way.

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    i never got to keep what is about 4k of cash. i got to keep more than $500 in another scenario.

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