Blank Gaming Chips Stolen; Could Be Used
PORTLAND, Me. — About 16,100 unmarked poker chips, which could be converted into legal gambling pieces and used in casinos, have been stolen from a manufacturing plant here, the company’s owner said.
The ceramic chips, taken early in the week, represent a “significant amount of inventory,” said John M. Kendall, owner of Burt Co.
The stolen multi-colored chips, about the size of 50-cent pieces, are blank, meaning they have not been “hot-stamped” with a casino’s trademark or a dollar amount. But Kendall said that with the right equipment and knowledge, the chips could be marked and passed off as legitimate.
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