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[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at ace, n.
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at bangtail, n.2
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 672: Bankroll Man – the man who finances a gambling scheme.
at bankroller (n.) under bankroll, v.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at take a bath (v.) under bath, n.
[US] 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.
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 678: Drowned – said of a heavy loser, ‘I’m drowned’.
at drowned (in the mercer’s book), adj.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 674: The Boys – inveterate gamblers.
at boys, the, n.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at brass buttons (n.) under brass, adj.1
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at broad tosser (n.) under broads, n.
[US] 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.
[US] 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
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at chippie, n.2
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 676: Corker – a gambler who is unusual, either good or bad.
at corker, n.2
[US] 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.
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling.
at Memphis dominoes, n.
[US] 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.
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 678: Dry – broke.
at dry, adj.1
[US] 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.
[US] 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.
[US] 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
[US] 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
[US] J. Scarne Complete Guide to Gambling 680: Good thing – a good bet.
at good thing, n.
[US] 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.
[US] 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.
[US] 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.
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