Field guide

Past Posting

How it works

The act of placing or altering a bet after the outcome has already been determined. The name comes from horse racing and means a bet placed after betting should have closed, including after a result was known. At Tampa Bay Downs, the bugle call to the post is the post-parade signal, and bets are still taken after it until the race starts. In casinos, this means betting after the ball drops, cards are revealed, or dice stop rolling. Cheaters exploit dealer distraction during busy periods. At roulette, they place chips on winning numbers after the ball lands while the dealer looks at the wheel. In blackjack, they add chips to winning hands during the confusion of multi-player payouts.

On the record

Ohio officials announced indictments in August 2012, not convictions. Toyree Hawthorne of Detroit was charged with a craps scheme in which a dealer was accused of placing fraudulent wagers for him at Hollywood Casino Toledo. A separate group was charged with a roulette scam on 31 May and 1 June 2012. The release does not call either case past posting. People have been arrested in Las Vegas for adding to or reducing a bet after the outcome was known. A Gaming Control Board report used the term past-posting in one case; that defendant later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The sources do not show teams regularly convicted.

Published as a detection reference for surveillance, compliance and gaming-operations professionals. Thresholds and tuning are set by the property. Nothing here is instruction: the method is described so it can be recognised.