I don't activly collect $200 strikes, but I think they take up less space!

I have nothing against profit. I'll repeat myself, dealers and NIS keep the collectors happy. They provide what we can't go out and get for ourselves in person.

If there are only 75 collectors (the number that gets tossed out most often) of $200 strikes, why do issues of 200 sell out in days. Speculators... whether they are dealers or not.

Why would an issue of 100 sell out in hours?

Don't blame the dealers, because if they had all 100 and there are only 75 collectors, who's going to buy the other 25? Figure that out?

Maybe there's a boy with his finger in the dike, holding back a flood of $200 strikes. And when it breaks, speculators will be heading for the high ground.

I still contend that the casinos have nothing to lose by issuing 150 strikes instead of 100, they seem to sell out in hours, no matter which number is made.

If someone can explain why a casino doesn't want to increase their profits half again, create a better public image, create goodwill, encourage more new collectors, hold the interest of current collectors and make more happy buyers, I'm listening.