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RED GAFFED TOPS -
Gaffed gambling top in Put & Take and Hi-Lo styles. This type of top was advertised in all of the old crooked gambling catalogs, as far back as 1900,
and generally come in a set of three- Left, Right,
and Center. The left & right were used against
left & right handed people, & the center is
a fair top.
To play hi-lo, gamblers would each put up 20 coins, and take turns spinning the top. The number you spun was how many coins (it works just as well with dollars) you took out of the pot. For put & take, if the top landed on a side with a T, you won the # of coins shown, from the pot. If a P side showed, you put that many coins into the pot. If the top landed on a star, you won the entire pot; if on the 0, you had to match the pot.
The gaff works about 85% of the time.
Tops measure approx. 1 1/2 x 3/4 inches and are made
out
of plastic. Read Gambling Scams by Ortiz for a classic
scam using all three tops.
Complete set of three tops $120.
Left or Right $55,
Center $20 Available
in Put & Take style (see photo) and Hi Low.
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