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If you are uncertain about where or how to buy chips, simply ask the person taking down names for the game and who calls you for your game.

Most smaller poker room casinos in Vegas simply have their chips/cash at the same little stand/table you sign up for games at, and this is the case for the Sahara. Bigger poker rooms (Mirage, MGM, Bellagio, Venetian, Wynn, and Rio during the WSOP) have a seperate cage where chips can be purchased. Also the person sitting you can get you chips while showing you to your seat.

If you need a rebuy, put it out on the table and make sure the dealer sees it. In most rooms in Vegas, 100s play, and everything else must be converted to chips as soon as possible. Although at Sahara, this last weekend, I saw 10s and 20s play, but that is definately the exception. If you are sitting at a 2/4 limit game and need to rebuy $20 or $40 in chips, the dealer will usually have plenty in his rack to help you out.