Textured chip and chip resurfacing machine

A machine for applying a texture to at least one of, individual plastic chips, tokens or gaming pieces, comprising:

• at least one inlet hopper configured to accept and hold the at least one of, chips, tokens or gaming pieces having at least one upper planar surface and at least one lower planar surface, the inlet hopper dispensing the at least one of, chips, tokens or gaming pieces one at a time;
• at least one feeding mechanism configured to feed and move each of the at least one of, chip, token or gaming piece to a working position;
• at least one die having a raised pattern, the die being movable to confront the at least one of, chip, token or gaming piece in the working position;
• and
• a ram attached to the at least one die and capable of moving the at least one die against the at least one of, chip, token or gaming piece to create at least one textured pattern corresponding to at least one textured pattern of the at least one die on at least one of the upper planar surface and at least one of the lower planar surface of the at least one of, chip, token or gaming piece.

A method for resurfacing at least one of, chips, tokens, or gaming pieces having at least one upper planar surface and at least one lower planar surface by applying at least one textured pattern of indentations having a predetermined depth to at least one of the at least one upper planar surface and the at least one lower planar surface in order to reduce or prevent the at least one of, chips, tokens or gaming pieces from sticking to each other, the method comprising:

• transporting each of the at least one of, chip, token or gaming piece to a working position;
• providing at least one die having a raised pattern;
• and
• pressing the at least one die against at least one of the at least one upper planar surface and the at least one lower planar surface to create the at least one textured pattern of indentations.