Part V: Regional & Cultural · Casino Slang & Historical Terms

Belly Strippers

Slang — CheatingREPORTED

Playing cards trimmed so that their long edges bow out slightly in the middle while the rest of the deck is cut straight. A cheat can then find and pull the trimmed cards from the deck by feel. Belly strippers are one form of stripper deck; J. N. Maskelyne’s Sharps and Flats (1894) describes convex and concave strippers.

In practice

Fresh decks, packs opened on camera and frequent card changes defeat stripper decks.

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