Deadman’s Bluff

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Action  Any gambling activity.

Agent  A cheater working with a casino employee while posing as a legitimate player.

BP  Big Player. The member of a cheating team who bets the big money. Also called the “take off man.”

Brush off  A signal that says it’s time to leave a casino.

Bug  A clip designed to secretly hold a card beneath the table. Also called a “thief.”

Cold deck  A prestacked deck of cards.

Crossroader  A cheater who specializes in ripping off casinos.

Deadman’s hand  Two black aces and two black eights. The poker hand held by Wild Bill Hickock the night he was murdered by a gang of cheaters in Deadwood, South Dakota.

Deal a deuce  To deal the second card from the top of the deck. Also called “dealing a blister.”

Deal a plank  To deal off the bottom of the deck.

Doing business  Cheating.

Double heat  Intense scrutiny from casino security.

Feel a breeze  To know when cheating is going on, even if you don’t know what it is.

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