Tokens facts & stats

Question 1

In 2005, a notable casino counterfeiting case involved criminals altering cheap chips to look like much higher-value ones. What was the scheme?

Accepted Answer

converting $1 chips into higher-value chips. Casino chips are designed with security features specifically to prevent this kind of alteration, but cases still surface occasionally.

Question 2

A 2010-published study found that a token-reward program helped what share of long-term psychiatric patients successfully reintegrate into their communities?

Accepted Answer

about 78%. "Token economy" programs award tokens for positive behavior that can later be traded in, and have been used in treatment settings for decades.

Question 3

In late 2020, Chuck E. Cheese retired what long-standing item in favor of tracking everything on its Play Pass cards?

Accepted Answer

paper tickets. Guests' game tickets became purely electronic, stored and redeemed digitally through the same card that replaced tokens.

Question 4

In 2021, the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service began phasing out cardboard/plastic coin-substitute tokens used on overseas military bases. What were they called?

Accepted Answer

pogs. These lightweight tokens, cheaper to ship than real coins, came in 5, 10, and 25-cent denominations featuring troops and aircraft.

Tokens facts & stats

Going deeper

In 2005, a notable casino counterfeiting case involved criminals altering cheap chips to look like much higher-value ones. What was the scheme?

In late 2020, Chuck E. Cheese retired what long-standing item in favor of tracking everything on its Play Pass cards?

Expert level

A 2010-published study found that a token-reward program helped what share of long-term psychiatric patients successfully reintegrate into their communities?

In 2021, the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service began phasing out cardboard/plastic coin-substitute tokens used on overseas military bases. What were they called?