Casino Industry Glossary

Spooking

General Casino TerminologyREPORTED

A form of cheating at blackjack where a conspirator watches from behind the dealer to see the hole card and signals the player.

In practice

Cheating/collusion terminology. A spook works with a confederate at the table, so detection is a two-person problem: watch the sightline, not the player.

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