Part III: Business & Regulation · Banking, Chips & Financial Operations

47. Credit Fill (Credit / Chip Credit)

Financial Transactions

A credit fill, often simply called a “credit,” is the transaction in which excess gaming chips are removed from a gaming table’s chip tray and returned to the casino cage inventory. When a table accumulates more chips of a particular denomination than operational requirements dictate — typically because players have lost cash chips to the house — a credit transaction reduces the table’s inventory to maintain proper levels. Credit procedures mirror fill procedures: a pit supervisor authorizes the transaction, a pre-numbered credit slip documents the denominations and amounts, the dealer prepares and counts the chips, and a chip runner transports them to the cage. The credit slip follows the same documentation path as fill slips.

In practice

Credits are less common than fills but equally critical for inventory management. Some properties rarely use credits except when a table is significantly overstocked, preferring to let natural attrition reduce chip levels over time.

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