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Old 03-19-2011, 06:50 AM
 
Location: Vegas, baby, Vegas!
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Las Vegas Churches accept gambling chips (well, they used to)

THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN
LAS VEGAS , BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAN CASINOS NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED. SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS..

THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.

THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.

"Chip Monk" redeems gambling spoils left in collection plates - Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
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Old 03-19-2011, 07:14 AM
 
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Las Vegas Churches accept gambling chips (well, they used to)

THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN
LAS VEGAS , BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAN CASINOS NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED. SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS..

THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.

THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.

"Chip Monk" redeems gambling spoils left in collection plates - Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
Typical Vegas. No class. No clue.

Why I moved here I will never know (the Devil?), but I can't wait to get the **** out when I go through the next year of free renting in my soon to be foreclosed home!
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Old 03-19-2011, 08:13 AM
 
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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One word. Awesome!

That is all.
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Old 03-19-2011, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Vegas, baby, Vegas!
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vegas2005 do you have a casino chip on your shoulder?

Jonathan
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Old 03-20-2011, 06:44 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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We ALL support you in this 2005....the quicker you get out the happier WE are.
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Old 03-20-2011, 08:07 AM
 
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Originally Posted by macgeek View Post
Las Vegas Churches accept gambling chips (well, they used to)

THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN
LAS VEGAS , BUT THERE ARE MORE CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAN CASINOS NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED. SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS, THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED A METHOD TO COLLECT THE OFFERINGS..

THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.

THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.

"Chip Monk" redeems gambling spoils left in collection plates - Saturday, March 19, 2011 | 2 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
Heck they even put it on the Diocese website LOL


http://www.lasvegas-diocese.org/docu...estobetrue.pdf
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Old 03-20-2011, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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I always have visions of Chip n Dale delivering the spoils
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Old 03-20-2011, 10:50 AM
 
Location: El Camino Real
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I always have visions of Chip n Dale delivering the spoils
Priests are not into ADULT buff men.
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Old 03-20-2011, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Kingman AZ
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are you SURE about that?
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Old 03-20-2011, 10:25 PM
 
Location: El Camino Real
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are you SURE about that?
I can't remember anyone suing them for it.

But now you've got me wondering if I was ass-uming that the target audience might be smaller than it actually is.
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