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Wikipedia, quoted below, suggests that anything weighted 11.5 grams, or indeed suggesting an official weight, is inherently misleading.  'Better' seems to mean non-plastic, rather than something about weight. copyright ybarra-cgm

"The chips used in North American casinos usually weigh about 10 grams, and are usually between 8 and 10.5 g. There is no official weight, however, and some, particularly coin inlaid chips, can weigh more. Companies that manufacture chips for actual casinos include Paulson (division of GPI), GPI, ASM (Atlantic Standard Moulding), PGI (Palm Gaming International), Blue Chip Co (BCC) and Chipco. Paulson, BCC and ASM produce compression molded clay, Chipco makes ceramics, GPI offers Coin & injection molded designs, & Palm Gaming offers both Ceramic & Clays. Most of these companies produce similar high quality chips for the consumer market as well. Other chips sold for home use may vary substantially in substance, weight & style, sometimes weighing as much as 16g, depending on manufacturer and construction. A very many cheaper plastic coated home game chips are 11.5g, and are often erroneously marketed as "official casino weight" chips." copyright ybarra-cgm

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