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  • Police said they were caught for committing past-posting at the roulette table on at least three occasions.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2010

  • There are many documented cases of past-posting - or placing a 'winning bet' after the ball has landed.

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2010

  • Police said they were caught for committing past-posting at the roulette table on at least three occasions.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg euko82 2010

  • Police said they were caught for committing past-posting at the roulette table on at least three occasions.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2010

  • There are many documented cases of past-posting - or placing a 'winning bet' after the ball has landed.

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2010

  • Police said they were caught for committing past-posting at the roulette table on at least three occasions.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg euko82 2010

  • Some throw a few more chips on the table for a winning bet (called "past-posting"), some superglue a pin head under their nail to mark playing cards.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Earlier this year, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Pennsylvania caught two past-posting incidents that were tied to tote communications failure, not intentional manipulation.

    Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com 2009

  • Dan -- How's this for a little past-posting: the star will be the dairy farmer from Little Rock, Walt "Tuck" Coleman.

    Blog updates 2009

  • The neophyte did not realize that some bets sent his way were on horse races that had just been completed, classic past-posting.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2008

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  • Cheating a gambling establishment: making a bet while gambling after the results are actually in.  ie, placing a bet in roullette after the ball has landed in its final position.
    Spotted on a documentary.   Term refers to horse racing's "first past the post"

    September 26, 2015