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With the state of the current economy in the United States it’s surprising stories like these are not more common. Two Missouri men have been charged by a Tulsa federal grand jury with conspiring to defraud an Oklahoma casino by using counterfeit poker chips.

William Reece Lancaster, 49, and Mark Vernon Edmiston, 45, are accused of victimizing the Seneca Cayuga Grand Lake Casino near Grove from Sept. 11 through Oct. 8. They are accused of cashing in counterfeit chips, exchanging them for legitimate chips, introducing bogus chips into play and meeting to divide the “illegally and fraudulently stolen funds and money of the Seneca Cayuga Grand Lake Casino.”

It goes to show the skill in the Seneca Grand Lake Casino’s security personnel for detecting the activity. As most people know, casino’s use poker chips unique to them to identify and distinguish from other casino chips. What makes chips cool to many people are the different designs and patterns not to mention the texture which effects the way they feel. All these may serve to make them look good but the main purpose is to make it harder for someone to copy the designs and play them off as the authentic ones in the casino.

In the article they would not comment about how the pair are suspected of acquiring the chips because of course they are going to crack down on that operation :)

At Signature Poker we have high grade casino quality poker chips available for purchase to use for private use in your home ;) We in no way recommend going to a casino with our chips. You’ve been warned, hehe. Buy some of our chips and have a great time with your friends!

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