new words again ; what is a snapper and why (1 Viewer)

[big rat]

first a barrel now a snappers what and why

any other words that are new



I no speak the lingo


help


thaqnks rat

 

[upNdown]

first a barrel now a snappers what and why

any other words that are new



I no speak the lingo


help


thaqnks rat

I was promised an exbert

 

[big rat]

I was promised an exbert

I know I am working on it.............. back in my day //////

 

[big rat]

it looks like a pink ungly chip is it going bight me

 

[big rat]

 

[big rat]

why

 

[Ronoh]

Urban Dictionary is your friend

 

[links_slayer]

one explanation i heard (if i recall correctly) was the "snapping" sound it made when the dealer grabbed it out of the tray when paying out a blackjack.

 

[big rat]

one explanation i heard (if i recall correctly) was the "snapping" sound it made when the dealer grabbed it out of the tray when paying out a blackjack.

so it is not a pink chip but a 2.50

 

[btbmason]

You're welcome for the photo.

It's another name for a $2.50 chip.

I've always heard due to needing to "snap" a $5 chip in half in order to pay 3:2 bets. Example, $15 blackjack pays 3:2 for $22.50, so you need 4 $5 chips and one snapper.

 

[big rat]

You're welcome for the photo.

It's another name for a $2.50 chip.

I've always heard due to needing to "snap" a $5 chip in half in order to pay 3:2 bets. Example, $15 blackjack pays 3:2 for $22.50, so you need 4 $5 chips and one snapper.

never would have guess have played a ton of blackjack and never heard of that


west coast again

 

[Mental Nomad]

 

[SixSpeedFury]

Troll?

 

[Mental Nomad]

Troll?

xbert

 

[big rat]

Troll?

well I do live under the bridge thas whatb the uppers call us

 

[Jambine]

one explanation i heard (if i recall correctly) was the "snapping" sound it made when the dealer grabbed it out of the tray when paying out a blackjack.

Also, the game (black jack) is often referred to as "Snap" in casinos.
I believe $2.50 chips originally were used in BJ tables to make it easier to pay 3 to 2 without silver coins.

 

[big rat]

Also, the game (black jack) is often referred to as "Snap" in casinos

where did that come from and why

wow didn't think we would go this far that must what the help call it trade lingo

 

[Jambine]

where did that come from and why

wow didn't think we would go this far that must what the help call it trade lingo

Not sure where the term snap came from. It's older than me and thats, well......old

 

[big rat]

Not sure where the term snap came from. It's older than me and thats, well......old

thank for the all the
great info

 

[CdnBeerLover]

There was a similar discussion on this recently:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/is-it-common-knowledge-that-a-2-50-chip-snapper.9864/

This is the only other relevant link I've found in a quick Google search, but it doesn't mention why it's called by that name.
http://www.nevadacasinochips.com/collecting250chips.htm

Edit: found a discussion on CT from 2006.
http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/threads/how-about-snappers.26349/

 

[Mental Nomad]

Also, the game (black jack) is often referred to as "Snap" in casinos

I found, at some point, that it's an old-school term for a blackjack, because when someone was dealt blackjack face-down, they would peek at it, and then lift up the cards and snap them down, face-up.

But I never heard them called that, dealing in AC, where the cards are dealt face-up and they never touch the cards.

Heard many theories about dealers snapping out a pink chip to pay a blackjack off, or the sound of a single pink chip snapping into the stack when preparing a payout stack...

No theory was ever super-strong to me, seeing as I never heard the term in the casino, at all.

 

[K ALL IN 9]

I always thought it was called a snapper because of the color