Professional dealers will make your party a classy and fun event. Dealers will come dressed appropriately and arrive early. They will set up the tables before the event is scheduled to begin and be ready to start the gaming as soon as there are enough players, or at the designated time. You can decide how you want to hand out chips, either giving a stack to each guest upon arrival, or making them “buy” them. At a recent NYC casino party, a creative host put a “price sheet” in the invitation asking for canned goods for a local shelter. Guests who brought 1 can of food received $100 in chips, those who brought 2 got $200 in chips, etc. This was a fun and unique idea that benefited the shelter AND created a little healthy competition amongst the guests!

Insider’s Party Tip: Create a way for your guests to earn more chips during the night with trivia games, raffles, or karaoke, (i.e. sing a gambling song and get more chips… “You gotta know when to hold’em…”) This way no one will be chip-less and the fun can continue throughout the night for everyone.