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X-ray tables, marked cards and the Mafia: How the FBI says poker games were rigged play
ESPN ^ | 10/24/25 | Doug Greenberg

Posted on 10/26/2025 3:18:55 PM PDT by Libloather

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Cankles is a whale.
1 posted on 10/26/2025 3:18:55 PM PDT by Libloather
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lol Does anyone not know the old adage? “If you enter a poker game and you don’t see a sucker, get up and leave. You’re it.”


2 posted on 10/26/2025 3:26:33 PM PDT by Retrofitted
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Prickster tried to tell us he just got lucky and a cool 1.5 million…right.


3 posted on 10/26/2025 3:28:11 PM PDT by iamgalt
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These cards are marked.

They're a mess - yeah, a chocolate mess.

4 posted on 10/26/2025 3:28:20 PM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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> In reality, in many cases, every other person at the table besides them was in on the scheme. <

I’ve read that many of these outfits employ a “cooler”. The cooler’s job is to lose more than the victim does. The cooler then consoles the victim. Cools him off, so to speak.

“Bad night for the both of us, pal. But I really took a hit.”

Pretty clever, eh?


5 posted on 10/26/2025 3:32:53 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Libloather

Straight outta JAMES BOND


6 posted on 10/26/2025 3:37:31 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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At least the slot machines can be trusted.....🤔😳


7 posted on 10/26/2025 3:43:36 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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whom they called "fish" or "whales,"

A fish is a mark, but a whale is not an insult, it just means a rich player.

8 posted on 10/26/2025 3:52:16 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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I recently watched something like this on Mission Impossible (the TV show).


9 posted on 10/26/2025 3:54:01 PM PDT by GSWarrior
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“Yeah, I know it’s crooked, but it’s the only game in town.”


10 posted on 10/26/2025 3:58:50 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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“high-profile former professional athletes, known as "face cards,"”

Frankly, they all look alike to me.

11 posted on 10/26/2025 4:15:53 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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Note to self: never gamble in illegal games organized by a guy nicknamed “Black Rob.”


12 posted on 10/26/2025 4:38:02 PM PDT by PGR88
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I wrote code for slots, I can tell you that the ones in Vegas don’t cheat. They don’t NEED to. They have a mathematical advantage, so the casinos know that people may win, but the payout percentage will always “come back”. The gaming labs that test the games test them over a million spins to verify the payout %.

I can explain more if you care. If not, just know that they don’t cheat. The house can’t tell them to hit, or to NOT hit. It’s all random.


13 posted on 10/26/2025 4:43:20 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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I know they don’t “need” to cheat. But dang, every once in a while. 😂👍


14 posted on 10/26/2025 4:49:50 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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Which would Americans get more upset about being rigged:

1) a vaccine approval

2) the JFK assassination report

3) the CO2 is a pollutant finding allowing the mandating of EV cars.

4) president and senator elections

5) NFL games


15 posted on 10/26/2025 5:05:19 PM PDT by alternatives?
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This ain't your father's mafia....


16 posted on 10/26/2025 5:07:47 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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What part of the word “illicit” means “honest?”


17 posted on 10/26/2025 5:35:11 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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They can’t be hacked? I don’t care, I would never use a computerized gambling system anyway.


18 posted on 10/26/2025 6:48:07 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: FrankRizzo890

What is the playoff percentage? Is it based on all amounts of money wagered? Or is it based on number of bets?

E.g. “we payed out 95% of the total amount of cash value wagered?” That is if 1 million dollars are wagered, we paid back 950,000 bucks.
...or “ we paid out 95% on the number of bets? So if 100 bets are made we paid off on 9t% of the best”


19 posted on 10/26/2025 6:55:16 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: FrankRizzo890

Could someone modify the code to benefit the house and then change it back? Would anyone know if this happened?

If someone modified the code, is there any way they could benefit from the excess house winnings?


20 posted on 10/26/2025 10:59:01 PM PDT by Tymesup
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