When asked about chips in Las Vegas, most people think of this, and not potato chips. Since you are reading this on a site dedicated to potato chips, I hope I'm not disappointing you when we start discussing chips in Vegas that you eat and can't gamble.
I recently spent several days at the Venetian / Palazzo (Panetian I guess?) for a conference. This wasn't my first trip to Vegas, but it was my first trip where I scrutinized to the hotel's chip selection.
Hopes were low that I'd find something decent. I came in expecting an onslaught of Lays offerings with perhaps a smattering of Kettle brand in the minibar. But what I saw was a pleasant surprise.
Along with the usual suspects, the chip offerings included Dirty, Boulder Canyon, and Deep River snacks. Not perfect, but certainly not a bad showing.
With something where the environment is so controlled, it was nice to see they created a chip selection that exceeded the common gas station or hospital (or the Walgreens in the same hotel).
The selection far exceeded the chip selection in the food court of Casino Royale, which cruised under my low bar with aplomb. But, hey, $2.49 hot dogs!
The first lesson here is the grand hotels of Las Vegas leave no stone unturned when it comes to the customer experience. Even the most sophisticated potato chip consumers can be satisfied with a hotel's offerings.
The second lesson here is to stay away from the smaller gambling halls if you want a unique potato chip experience.
The final lesson, although not covered above, is don't open a casino where you gamble with potato chips instead of real chips. It's too difficult. Potato chips are too fragile. And you'd need special cloth on the table games to prevent oil seepage. Imagine the fights when one eats another's winnings. Plus you could only use a few different flavors to get distinct denominations, otherwise you have a ton of $1 chips. Terrible idea.