Couple of questions for my friends in the RR >>>

SECprophet · Apr 1, 2003

Where did the following gambling terms originate:

Laying 'chalk'
Laying 'wood'
'juice'

No, I dont need the figurative meaning...just their origins. Anyone have any ideas??

SECprophet · Apr 1, 2003

Seriously...none of you guys can tell me why we use the terms: chalk, wood & juice ????

GL

elmer9 · Apr 1, 2003

chalk= in the old days,they kept everything on a chalkboard,hence=chalk

elmer9 · Apr 1, 2003

before computers,they had what was called "the racing wire",when odds on games & horses came in,it went from there to the board.

Guest · Apr 1, 2003

SEC
I believe it is called "chalk" because the BM is always erasiing the chalk board to ajust the line. "wood" I would think is the same thing only using a pencil. "Juice" I would think is the obvious the BM gets a little extra juice on his end