past-poster

n. a gambler who places a (surreptitious or illegal) bet on a game or race after its outcome has been determined. Subjects: English, Crime & Prisons, Gambling

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Citations: [1947 Lawrence J. Skiddy Syracuse Herald-Journal (N.Y.) (Jan. 30) “Two Stories As Regards Horse Rooms” p. 36: The judge’s story is that Alvin Kaiser, Houma third baseman, admitted he had clipped the bookie for $185 through the ruse of the past posting and the turned back clock. He said he didn’t have anything to do with the clock turning, himself.] 1958 Washington Post and Times Herald (Apr. 24) “Atlas’ Record Aired for PUC” p. A19: “He (Atlas) is well known in New Jersey as a man who bets with bookmakers after the horse is in the barn,” Kitzler testified further. This type of bettor, the detective said, is known as a “past-poster”—a man who bets with unsuspecting bookmakers after he learns the results of a race. 1994 Iver Peterson New York Times (May 4) “Cheating 101: Police and Other Officials Learn to Spot Those Who Break the Rules of the Game” p. B1: At the roulette table the subject is the “team past post,” a deft system that accomplices use to slip a huge bet onto the table after the ball has dropped on the winning number. The best past-posters distract the dealers with a clumsy simultaneous attempt that is caught and thrown back. 2004 Richard Marcus American Roulette (Nov. 25) “Happy Thanksgiving”: The casino industry’s first coordinated counterattack aimed at roulette pastposters, those plastic cylinders were invented by an ex-cheater working in surveillance for the Sands. Its purpose was to deny pastposters access to the winning chips underneath, as well as prevent the laying down of naked cappers.

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