Need Help for the Origin and Derivation of "Snapper"

Tinker

New Member
:confused:Alright, all you bj players and authorities on the history of the game, I am the scrivIner of a book on all 2.50 casino chips in all currencies.

Many of you may not be aware of my chip collection business (since you are certainly not aware of my bj tournament prowess) LOL.

But seriously, the book, with over 2000 scans is in progress and will probably be called, "The Snapper Chip Guide". I will acknowledge in the Introduction to the book, all authoritative help in determining the origin and derivation of the word "snapper".

I KNOW ABOUT DEALERS SO-CALLED, "SNAPPING THE 2ND CARD" WHEN IT WAS A BLACKJACK, BUT I CANNOT FIND ANY ORIGIN OR AUTHORITIES??????

Maybe some of our authors know the derivation; eh Mr. Smith or Mr. Tamburin. I remember my former acquaintance, Mr Scoblete, in one of his books refers to a 2-card 21 as a "snapper", but he did not mention where the term came from.

Please help. My chip collectors keep asking?????????:confused:
 

MoneyPlays

Well-Known Member
Gimme a Snapper!

This is from bjrnet.com:

snapper. A blackjack or natural. The term snapper supposedly came from the early days of face down games when players would snap down their cards when they had a blackjack.

This seems like a reasonable origin. I doubt if there's any more to it than that.
 
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