Hey guys,

I'm hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I'm looking to see if there are any references to the origins of the gamblers cop. Specifically I would be looking for a time period when the move first started being used (for any purposes) and possibly a text sourcre / reference. The earlier the source the better.

Thanks for any help in advance,

Dorian Rhodell

Maybe someone can help you with the first time a gamblers cop appears in print but as far as it's first use, I would suspect that the first gamblers cop was probably executed sometime shortly after the first time monetary wagers were won or lost with playing cards. Although us magicians like to make a move out of everything, the gamblers cop is really no great leap of the imagination and might be the closest thing to what you might expect to see if the average sneaky layman decided to keep a card for him/her self from the deck.