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Originally Posted by Didace
13.5g Official Casino Weight FTW
May I humbly suggest for the FAQ:
Chip Weight
Casino chips for decades have been roughly 9-11g. Paulson, BCC, and ASM all manufacture compression molded chips of approximately that weight.
Injection-molded chips would be much lighter and feel "cheap" by comparison, so manufacturers include a metal slug to bring the weight up. Slugged chips are often marketed as "casino weight", which is simply marketing bafflegab.
Slugged chips generally weigh 13g or more, and have a characteristic sound when handled. Needless to say, poker chip aficionados do not covet this sound. You don't need your chips to weigh 13g+, and the best chips weigh less than that.
Older Paulson chips used small amounts of lead to add heft, and might not be particularly safe to handle regularly. All modern clay chips are lead-free. Most ASM chips contain brass flakes, which are easily visible in the edges of the chips.