Paulson Chips contain toxic levels of lead - Associated Press

[cero_z]

Holy [censored] this is beyond scary. What I can't tell from reading the report is if chips from other manufacturers are also full of lead. It intuitively seems fairly likely. I'm especially worried about the free set of chips I got from Full Tilt, which my 3-year-old likes to play with from time to time. God [censored] damn it.

Those supposedly have aluminum centers, I think, but I am really worried about this. Beyond that, having been a live player for many years, I've handled so many chips for so long.

This is potentially a massive class-action lawsuit in the making, for everyone who's spent a lot of time in a casino. It sounds like there is already something in place, according to the article. ABC News Report

[heater]

"If you were to take chips like these and spread them out, 1000 of them on the ground, essentially it would be a federal Superfund site. That's how much lead are in these things. I've been doing this for many, many years and seldom do we run across products that contain this much lead that are in people's homes."

[Mr_Mxyztplk]

to stay on the safe side, send me all your Paulson chips.

[GSykes]

I am doing some lead research send me your chips.

[bmwguy525]

This whole thing is [censored] retarded. It's just the media trying to dig themselves into controversy. It's been known for a long time that professional weight poker chips contain lead dust.

Here's a quote from one of the leading poker chip manufacturer's in the US:
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Before anyone checks them self into the hospital, there is no danger in handling products containing lead. Lead cannot be absorbed directly through the skin. There are many products in common use that contain lead, example: fishing weights and tire balance weights.

Lead is only a danger if you eat or inhale lead powder. The danger is only in the manufacture of chips not the use.

If you are not eating or snorting Paulson chips, no problem. If you are, you need help. You may have already OD.

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For more information on the topic that surfaced back in 2005, here's a link to the ChipTalk thread where it was brought up the first time: LINK

[Dmadmonks]

children putting lead chips in their mouth is not good, DUCY?

[todd1007]

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to stay on the safe side, send me all your Paulson chips.

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[Bluegrass Poker]

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"If you were to take chips like these and spread them out, 1000 of them on the ground, essentially it would be a federal Superfund site. That's how much lead are in these things. I've been doing this for many, many years and seldom do we run across products that contain this much lead that are in people's homes."

[/ QUOTE ]Just further proof that the federal government is way too damn big. I just hope the EPA doesn't declare every casino in Vegas a Superfund site before I make my trip in January. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]