"punchboard"

Mullins, Bill Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Thu Nov 17 16:08:56 UTC 2005


>
> Has anyone seen an actual punchboard since the 50's?
> Does anyone under 50 know what a punchboard is?
>

Are you talking about the gambling device, where you buy a chance, and
push out a slip of paper with a stylus?

There is a great example of it being used in a short con in the George
C. Scott movie "The Flim Flam Man".



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