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  2. Shoe (cards) - Wikipedia

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    A shoe holding four decks of cards with card cut (red) A dealing shoe or dealer's shoe is a gaming device, mainly used in casinos, to hold multiple decks of playing cards. The shoe allows for more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles and less chance of dealer cheating. [1] In some games, such as blackjack (where card ...

  3. Card marking - Wikipedia

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    Card marking. Card marking is the process of altering playing cards in a method only apparent to marker or conspirator, such as by bending or adding visible marks to a card. This allows different methods for card sharps to cheat or for magicians to perform magic tricks. [1] To be effective, the distinguishing mark or marks must be visible on ...

  4. Standard 52-card deck - Wikipedia

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    A standard 52-card French-suited deck comprises 13 ranks in each of the four suits: clubs ( ♣ ), diamonds ( ♦ ), hearts ( ♥) and spades ( ♠ ). Each suit includes three court cards (face cards), King, Queen and Jack, with reversible (i.e. double headed) images. Each suit also includes ten numeral cards or pip cards, from one (Ace) to ten.

  5. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of standard proofreader's marks used to indicate and correct problems in a text. Marks come in two varieties, abbreviations and abstract symbols. These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the ...

  6. Flemish Hunting Deck - Wikipedia

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    The Flemish Hunting Deck, a deck of playing cards titled Hofjaren Jachtpakket in Dutch, originated from Flanders. [ 2] The set of cards is a complete regular set of playing cards, consisting of four suits with a king, queen, jack and ten pip cards. [ 1] The appropriate repetition of the symbol on the card indicate its value. [ 3]

  7. Playing card - Wikipedia

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    A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs. Often the front (face) and back of each card has a finish to make handling easier. They are most commonly used for playing card games, and are also used in ...

  8. Shae Marks - Wikipedia

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    Shae Marks was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she spent most of childhood. According to her Playmate Profile, she was a tomboy growing up. Soon after her tenth birthday, Marks's family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. While in high school she played soccer and tennis and was involved in swimming and cheerleading.

  9. Here's What's Happening With 'The Flip Off' Now That ... - AOL

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    A source tells Us Weekly that “They are in production of The Flip Off without Josh. They’re moving forward with the show without him.”. Okay then! Meanwhile, the source also notes that ...