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November 9, 2007

Bad Lead

by G-Rob

CNN's Sanjay Gupta reports this morning that poker chips contain a harmful amount of lead. I copied this from this morning's Kansas City Star.

National business briefs: Warning issued on lead in poker chips

Lead in poker chips

Arizona health regulators issued a warning Thursday, saying Paulson brand poker chips could contain high levels of lead.

The warning about the chips — used in many casinos and sold at retail to gamblers — came a day after a Phoenix TV station broadcast a story about the potential contamination. The station had 200 of the chips tested by a private lab and said all of them exceeded the EPA limit for surface lead.

Paulson’s CEO issued a statement saying the company objected to any implication that the chips, when used as intended, posed a health hazard. He also said the chips had been reformulated to contain far less lead.

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I'm surprised there's no GHB in poker chips. Might help some players get laid.

Posted by: BadBlood at November 9, 2007 7:29 AM

Yea, so do the bullets used at some poker games.

Posted by: Special K at November 9, 2007 8:05 AM

"Far less lead"

Whew!

Luckily I've learned to shuffle chips with both hands so I can spread out the lead.

Posted by: Bobby Bracelet at November 9, 2007 8:12 AM

I really REALLY like taking people's poker chips....but I've never actually SUCKED on them...

Posted by: dugglebogey at November 9, 2007 8:18 AM

Don't eat those so called chips!

Posted by: soxlover at November 9, 2007 9:10 AM

And I thought it was the onion dip that made them taste funny.

Posted by: StB at November 9, 2007 9:35 AM

Are they intended to be shuffled? Do you have to put them in your mouth to be contaminated?

Posted by: TheTrooper97 at November 9, 2007 2:21 PM

Since BadBlood rarely has chips in front of him, then does that mean he's safer than say Otis?

Posted by: CC at November 12, 2007 12:57 PM
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