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new words again ; what is a snapper and why (1 Viewer)
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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.
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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.
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
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Jambine
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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.
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
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Not sure where the term snap came from. It's older than me and thats, well......old
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/
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/
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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.
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I always thought it was called a snapper because of the color
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