1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 239: Craps is of American Negro origin [...] dice are often still called ‘African dominoes’.at African dominoes (n.) under African, adj.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 672: Bankroll Man – the man who finances a gambling scheme.at bankroller (n.) under bankroll, v.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 115: A ‘big nickel’ is $500 [...] Other bookies may use these codes differently [...] a ‘big nickel’ could mean $5,000.at big nickel (n.) under big, adj.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 686: One big one – gambler’s term for $1000. [...] Other bookies may use these code words differently. A ‘big one’ might mean $100.at big one, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 678: Drowned – said of a heavy loser, ‘I’m drowned’.at drowned (in the mercer’s book), adj.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 522: Anyone you saw win [...] was a member of the broad mob (monte mob).at broad mob (n.) under broads, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 279: The professional bust-out man, concentrating on the task of switching in his crooked dice.at bust-out man, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 239: About 1890 the game appeared [...] in a number of American carpet and sawdust joints.at carpet joint (n.) under carpet, n.1
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 688: Proposition Cheat – a crooked gambler whose policy is never to give his opponent a break.at proposition cheat, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 676: Corker – a gambler who is unusual, either good or bad.at corker, n.2
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 676: crossroader A card cheat who travels over the country seeking card games in which he can ply his trade.at crossroader, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 677: Desperado A gambler who bets big with bookmakers and cannot pay off when he loses.at desperado, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 688: Pull Down – to take down or pocket all or part of a wager just won.at pull down, v.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 224: Some of the larger Nevada casinos have observation posts concealed behind one-way glass in the walls and in the ceilings above each gaming table, known as ‘eyes in the sky’.at eye in the sky (n.) under eye, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 524: When the flatty is going for the money (cheating), his percentage of the money wagered is 100%.at flatty, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 524: The maker knows very well that the G (gaff) will be used most of the time.at g, n.2
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 378: The croupier in a juice joint (gambling house which has an electromagnetic wheel) can successfully operate the gaff only when the wheel is spinning very slowly.at gaff, n.3
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 524: Anyone who bucks percentages ranging from 40% to 100% deserves the names the grifter knows him by: sucker, chump, mark or mooch.at grifter, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 681: Hanky Pank or Grind Store – any small-time carnival game which operates on nickel-and-dime play and requires a lot of action in order to grind out a profit.at hankypanky, n.
1961 J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 681: Hard rock – 2. A gambler who refuses to lend money. 3. A player who is hard to beat.at hard rock, n.