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the calmest person at the table is the one whose job is taking your money
means a person or business that buys and sells goods, distributes cards in a game, or trades in something specific.
from From the Old English verb 'dǣlan,' meaning to divide, share, or distribute — the same root behind 'deal' and 'dole.' For centuries to 'deal' was simply to hand out portions, whether of bread or cards, and a 'dealer' was one who dealt. The commercial sense, someone who divides out goods for sale, grew naturally from this; the casino sense kept the literal hand-out of cards. It's a cousin of the German 'teilen,' to divide.
- house edge
- never gambles, always wins long-term
- card shoe
- holds up to eight decks at once
- toke jar
- tips often split among all dealers
- clean hands
- shows empty palms to cameras when leaving
- word origin
- from Old English dǣlan, meaning to divide
richard kuklinski — ice man hitman who claimed to have killed over 100 people while dealing drugs in new jersey, 1950s-1980s
frank lucas — harlem heroin dealer in the 1960s-70s who inspired the film american gangster