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| 35 | 240 | "But I did not, personally, attend on the far View more quotes about tables">tables". |
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| 35 | 237 | "And how," he asked, "does the house obtain its advantage? Are there apertures in the ceiling through which an accomplice, perhaps with a glass, might somehow signal the house's player, are there loitering observers nearby, in a position to read cards, and convey signals?" "I do not think so," I said. |
| 35 | 238 | "The advantage then," he said, "lies in the cards themselves". |
| 35 | 239 | "That is my understanding," I said. |
| 35 | 240 | "But I did not, personally, attend on the far tables". |
| 35 | 241 | "There would be calls for new decks, sealed decks," he said. |
| 35 | 242 | "I think that decks were prepared, and then sealed," I said. |
| 35 | 243 | "The house's player could recognize the nature and value of an opponent's card from the back," he said. |