a person who entices the crowd to try, ie, a shooting gallery.
A casino employee who poses as a player to attract customers.
A person employed by the casino as a game starter.
a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others
a casino staff member who plays at a table with house money to attract players to a table
a confidence trickster's accomplice who pretends to be an enthusiastic customer in order to encourage the victim, or mark
an associate of a person selling a good or service, who pretends no association and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer
an employee of the casino who plays with house money to attract players to the table
an "investor just like you" who is really a paid accomplice of the fraud artists
a very specific term used for nafarious industry folks who come in at rate games with insider people or fake ID's
Players hired by the casino to sit at a table, with a large stack of chips to attract players.
A player employed by the house and plays with the house money to help get games started. This player has very strict house rules they must follow in hands they play and fold often. This player has no unfair advantage.
Casino employee hired to sit at table and make the game look busy.
(). A casino employee, usually hired to be a "starter" in casino games. This employee may play at otherwise empty tables in order to attract Blackjack players.
A casino employee, pretends to be a player, not used much anymore.
A casino employee who is acting as a player in order to attract other players to the table.
Shills are paid props who help start and maintain poker games.
People employed by the casino (usually good actors) who stir excitement at the gaming tables to entice people to gamble.
Casino employee who goes around to empty tables and pretends to be a player in order to get a game going and attract other players.
Similar to a prop player, but a shill gambles with the house money instead of his own. Rarely used in today's game.
this is person that works for the casino who sits in on games that are being underplayed.
A player employed by the house to help get games started under strict house rules. Shill players must fold often and follow in hands that they play. Shill players play with house money and do not have any advantage.
A cardroom employee, often an off-duty dealer, who plays with house money to make up a game.
A player paid by the casino to help start and maintain poker games.
A player employed by the house (or by the gang), whose job it is to bet in order to keep the game going and to warm up potential players (or victims). Same as stick.
A casino employee whose job it is to act as a "starter" in various casino games. His mission is to attract players, and he can often be found playing at tables with no other players.
Shill are casino girls, usually who are pretty and young, who sit by an empty baccarat table in order to attract players to the table. This is also known as Starter.
Similar to a prop, but differs in that a shill is like any employee going to a job. The poker room tells him where to sit, and gives him the money or chips that he wil use at the table. Presumably they get paid more than they think they will win normally, and the house is confident they won't lose all the house money.
An American term and concept where a casino employee sits in on a game to keep it going. This is not allowed in the UK and is not known in Europe
An individual employed by the casino to play games that are being underplayed.
A player who is paid by a cardroom to play poker. Unlike Props, Shills do not use their own money to gamble.
an employee of the house who bets money and pretends to be a player in order to attract players. Shills typically follow the same rules as the dealer, which makes them somewhat easy to spot in Blackjack (i.e. they do not double down or split)
a casino employee pretending to be a player.
1. An employee or representative of a company who poses as a consumer, player or satisfied customer in an attempt to create interest in his product. 2. One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle..tôp.
A shill player is a who is paid by the house and plays with the house money.
A shill is an employee of the casino who pretends to be a player. Shills are rare in casinos today.
A house employee who bets money and pretends to be a player to attract customers.
A computer controlled opponent used to ensure there are enough players to keep the game balanced. Shills will be clearly marked at the tables.
A house employee who sits at a gaming table to stimulate action and plays with the casino's money, making meaningless bets to create the semblance of action. Also called a starter.
An individual paid by the casino to play games that aren't getting much action.
A player who is paid an hourly rate with house money to play in games as a way to fill them up.
A person employed by the casino to begin a game, or to fill empty seats at a table.
A house man or woman who actively plays in the game for the house, club, or casino.
A person who actively plays in the game for the house, club, or casino. Usually seen at a Baccarat table to fill empty seats, until more real players join in.
A shill is an associate of a person selling goods or services who pretends no association to the seller and assumes the air of an enthusiastic customer. The intention of the shill is, using crowd psychology, to encourage other potential customers unaware of the set-up to purchase said goods or services. Shills are often employed by confidence artists.