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Hold-out Machine

  1. Noun

    Any tool designed to help a cheater hide cards and then reintroduce them to the game at a later point; a device used to hold out.

    EXAMPLE: "Even though nobody saw the actual cheating, the cardroom caught a player with a hold-out machine and banned the player for life."

    APPLIES TO: Land-based Venues

    RELATED TERMS: Bug, Hold-out Artist, Spider



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