What is a slow pay in gambling?
The short answer
Dragging out payment of a gambling debt — by either side: the book stalling a winner, or the player stalling the book. One step short of a stiff.
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In plain English
A slow pay owes you and keeps you waiting: new excuse every week, partial payments, radio silence. Sometimes the money eventually shows. Sometimes slow pay is just no pay warming up.
What to remember about Slow Pay
The definition
Dragging out payment of a gambling debt — by either side: the book stalling a winner, or the player stalling the book. One step short of a stiff.
In plain English
A slow pay owes you and keeps you waiting: new excuse every week, partial payments, radio silence. Sometimes the money eventually shows. Sometimes slow pay is just no pay warming up.
Example in context
"Watch out for that book — total slow pay. Took him six weeks to send four hundred bucks."
Questions about Slow Pay
- What is a slow pay in gambling?
- Dragging out payment of a gambling debt — by either side: the book stalling a winner, or the player stalling the book. One step short of a stiff.
- What does slow pay mean in plain English?
- A slow pay owes you and keeps you waiting: new excuse every week, partial payments, radio silence. Sometimes the money eventually shows. Sometimes slow pay is just no pay warming up.
- Can you give an example of slow pay?
- "Watch out for that book — total slow pay. Took him six weeks to send four hundred bucks."
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3.What is the difference between a slow pay and a stiff?
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