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Word: croupiers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...involved that its basic worthlessness is well concealed by complexities which have an air of being profound. There are three sure ways to win at baccarat: 1) deliberate cheating by sleight of hand in drawing a card; 2) marked cards; and 3) a prepared deck introduced by a confederate croupier into the "shoe" from which cards are drawn. Before the War an Italian gang made a big haul at Monte Carlo with a prepared deck and got away. But the confederate croupier was nabbed and served a long, long Monaco jail sentence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Crown v. Barber | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

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