power of the pencil
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (gambling) The authority to charge a punter's gambling or other bills to the casino.
- 2008, Barry Sinkow, The Count $ in Monte Carlo: An Insider's Look at Casino Life, page 182:
- In the casino business, they call it the power of the pencil. As casino host I had the ability to sign away a guest's restaurant tabs, wipe out all room or suite charges, give away almost any casino and hotel bills.
- 2012, Time Out Las Vegas, page 24:
- Mafia pit bosses had the 'power of the pencil' to hand out free rooms, food and beverages at their discretion, […]