Amusing story about potential cheating at the World Series of Poker:

Two black souvenir poker chips that are nearly indistinguishable when stacked with actual $100 chips being used in the World Series of Poker were discovered in play during an official event Tuesday, raising concerns among tournament organizers of a new form of cheating.

Apparently, these souvenir chips are sold in the gift shop for $0.49 and are identical to the $100 chips except that they don’t have the text “100″ stamped on the face. If you’re looking at a stack, they look identical to the chips above and below (same markings on the side). Now, I have a lot of respect for Vegas and the casinos and how they run their business. This, however, seems almost an amateurish mistake, perhaps a marketing guy getting a little too overzealous in creating a good souvenir. Especially since every store from Target to Sports Authority sells official weight poker chip sets…