▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁convenience ▁by ▁some ▁players , ▁and ▁can ▁help ▁d eter ▁players ▁from ▁exceed ing ▁buy - in ▁limits , ▁many ▁players ▁dis like ▁this ▁system ▁because ▁it ▁slow s ▁down ▁the ▁game , ▁especially ▁if ▁the ▁deal er ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁count ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁small ▁denomin ations ▁of ▁ch ips . ▁Also , ▁many ▁juris dict ions ▁require ▁all ▁such ▁purch ases ▁( or , ▁at ▁least , ▁all ▁larger ▁transactions ) ▁to ▁be ▁confirmed ▁( prim arily ▁to ▁ensure ▁accuracy ) ▁by ▁a ▁super visor ▁or ▁other ▁staff ▁member , ▁potentially ▁causing ▁further ▁delay . ▁To ▁speed ▁up ▁play ▁( and , ▁by ▁extension , ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁hands ▁de alt ▁and ▁ra ke ▁earned ▁by ▁the ▁cas ino ), ▁many ▁cas inos ▁require ▁players ▁to ▁buy ▁ch ips ▁from ▁a ▁c ash ier ▁- ▁to ▁assist ▁players , ▁some ▁establish ments ▁employ ▁chip ▁run ners ▁to ▁bring ▁c ash ▁and ▁ch ips ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁tables . ▁Many ▁cas inos ▁have ▁a ▁dedicated ▁c ash ier ▁station ▁located ▁in ▁or ▁very ▁near ▁the ▁pok er ▁room , ▁although ▁in ▁some ▁( us ually , ▁smaller ▁ven ues ) ▁the ▁same ▁c ash ier ▁station ▁that ▁handles ▁other ▁transactions ▁will ▁also ▁handle ▁pok er - related ▁purch ases . ▁In ▁addition , ▁if ▁the ▁cas ino ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁ch ips ▁for ▁pok er ▁as ▁for ▁other ▁games ▁then ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁possible ▁to ▁bring ▁ch ips ▁from ▁such ▁games ▁to ▁the ▁pok er ▁table