THE HICKS ARE IN



"Jimmy Hicks" is the number "six" in craps. However, I couldn't find

this phrase defined anywhere. It's from the Boston Journal, 23 May 1911, pg.

8, col. 4:



"THE HICKS ARE IN"

AND BETTORS MOURN

Lively Ball That Caused

Downfall of Pitchers Has

a Dead Substitute.



"The hicks are in."

This is gamblers' slang for the intrusion of loaded dice into a crap

game. (...)



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