How a Buck Knife Came to Mark the Dealer: Dealer Rotation, Marker Methods, and Justice in Western Gambling

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How common was the "buck" as a dealer marker in frontier games? The data suggests the simple objects used to mark the dealer in 19th-century cardrooms were more varied than people imagine