This is mostly a re-post of the information regarding the OTY Nomination process. While Casey and I have received some Nominations, we invite everyone to get their Nominations in before the rapidly approaching deadline!

Please read on for full submission details!

BUT THE SHORT VERSION IS:

As a Member, mail me, up to 5 selections for any or all of the OTY categories, your most favorite chips, strikes, room keys or slot cards from 2010!

Thank you,

Jim Follis
OTY Awards Chairman

Inside the current issue of the award winning Casino Chip and Token News you will find
an Official Nomination Form for the 2010 OTY Awards. Every Club member is
encouraged to take a little time and reflect back on the fabulous array of chips, tokens
strikes and cards issues by casinos worldwide during the calendar year of 2010. If any
of them standout in your mind, or take center-place in your collection, then perhaps
you might want to recognize them by nominating them for a chance at winning an OTY
Award.

Only as a member are you entitled to participate in the Club’s annual; Chip
of the Year (COTY), Token of the Year (TOTY), Silver Strike of the Year (SSOTY) and
Slot Card/Room Key of the Year (CKOTY) competitions, aka: The OTY’s!

The 2010 Awards will be marking the Club's 21st year of COTY and TOTY
competitions, our 11th year of the SSOTY competition and our 9th year for CKOTY
honors. I am both honored and pleased to be serving as the COTY, TOTY, SSOTY and
CKOTY Awards Competitions Chairman for 2010, along with my son, Casey, as the
Assistant OTY Chairman.

The rules for this year’s competitions are pretty much the same as last year, and for
our newer members (a very big Welcome to our newcomers) and as a refresher for our
seasoned participants, I will go over the requirements once again.

Between January 1, 2011 and February 01, 2011 the Assistant OTY Chairman will be
accepting nominations from any and all Club members in good standing. As a reminder
to all Regular members, please be sure to make a copy (or copies) of the nomination
form for the Associate Member(s) tied to your membership number, so that they too
can participate.

Completed original nomination forms were designed to be folded, taped (stapling is
acceptable, but the Post Office prefers tape), affixed with 1st Class postage (.39 cents)
and then mailed. Completed forms (original forms or copies) may be sent in an envelope to
the address that appears of the back of an original form. Postage will then be .44 cents.)
That address is also re-printed below for your convenience. As we did last year we will
accept nominations via email to oty@ccgtcc.com . However, if you take advantage of this
method, you must format your submission into the same headings as the Nomination Form AND
you must include all of your nominations at one time. Please do not make piece-meal submissions.
If you do, then the most current submission form will replace, in total, any previously submitted
form(s). Emailed submissions must be sent prior to midnight (PST) February 01, 2011.

Judging will be open to any and all members in good standing. The
March-April-May issue of the Club’s Award winning magazine will include a full-color presentation
of all the Nominees, along with a mail-in ballot. These ballots must be returned via the postal
system and must be postmarked on or before a date to-be-determined and announced later.
However, voting will also be conducted via email, the details of which will also be announced later.

The fine print:

All nominees must have been issued, for use, for the first time, during the calendar
year of 2010. Various members of the may be called upon to verify that
nominees meet this criteria for chips and tokens. The Officers of the Silver Striker’s
Club shall be called upon to verify that this criteria is met for Silver Strikes. The
Officers of the Slot Card and Room Key Club shall be called upon to verify that this
criterion is met for slot cards/room keys.

Chip of the Year eligibility criteria: A chip must be issued by a casino. It must also
serve a gaming purpose.

Token of the Year eligibility criteria: A token is one that is intended to be inserted into a
slot machine for play. Excluded are coins (money), currency and tickets. The emphasis
is on the minting of coins for slot machine play.

Silver Strike of the Year eligibility criteria: Simply stated, an eligible Silver Strike is a
bi-metal coin made in follow-on to the Silver Strike Program of IGT. This includes $200
strikes.

Slot Card/Room Key of the Year eligibility criteria:

Slot Cards must be issued by a casino and are intended to track player action at a
slot machine.

Room Keys must be issued by an affiliated hotel/casino establishment. The key
(looking like a plastic credit card) must be used to open a guest room.

Casey and I look forward to receiving your nominations shortly. We may be contacted
via email: oty@ccgtcc.com . Lastly, for those who are Internet connected, be sure to
visit the Un-Official OTY Viewing Sites, where you can view many of the potential 2010
OTY candidates. There are four locations to visit:

http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2010?dir=COTY
http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2010?dir=TOTY
http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2010?dir=SSOTY
http://www.thechipgallery.com/gallery2010?dir=CKOTY

While visiting any of these sites, please keep in mind that they are not necessarily inclusive of all eligible Nominees.

Jim Follis
LM 3872-53