World's largest casino replaces chips with high-tech discs

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Mashantucket, Connecticut (AP) - Foxwoods Resort Casino's gaming chips are going high- tech.

The eastern Connecticut entertainment complex is phasing out the 49 different sets of old chips and replacing them with new discs, each embedded with tiny radio frequency computer chips and bearing individual serial numbers, according to the Norwich Bulletin.

They say that helps the casino keep tabs on the chips and cut back on counterfeiting.

"Tracking the chip gives us a better idea of customer ratings at the table and also assists in chip inventory," said Jackie Mason, director of casino accounting operations at Foxwoods.

Foxwoods, which bills itself the world's largest casino, has more than 10,000 employees and is run by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe.

The 2 million new computerized chips have been implemented since the opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods last May. They have a similar design: Foxwoods on one side, and either MGM or the WPT World Poker Room logo on the other.

More commemorative chip designs are possible in the future, Mason said.

For people who've held on to the old gaming chips, the old discs will lose their value after Jan. 31 and become little more than collector's items.

Über Foxwoods Resort Casino:

Foxwoods Resort Casino is one of the premier hotel, gaming, shopping and entertainment destinations in the Northeast.

As the largest resort casino in North America, Foxwoods offers a vast array of gaming in six casinos; AAA Four-Diamond hotels, restaurants from gourmet to express, world-renowned spas, awarding-winning golf, state-of-the-art theaters, and exclusive retailers.

Perfect for both recreation and business, Foxwoods provides modern and versatile convention and meeting space to infuse new life into any meeting or event. At Foxwoods, you can be anyone and do everything with endless possibilities of experiences that are Anything but Ordinary.

Foxwoods Resort Casino is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

Staying at Foxwoods is a singular experience all its own. Each of our four hotel properties offers a different style of high-quality accommodations. A big part of being a premier destination is creating a place that people never want to leave. Reserve a room now at any one of our AAA Four Diamond hotels.

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