Cut Checks (blackjack)
The process of using one hand to hold a stack of chips and break
the stack into a series
of equal smaller stacks by using the index finger, or thumb.
There is also the drop cut method as used mostly in dealing
Craps.
Cut Checks (poker)
Divide stacks of chips into equal amounts, often smaller stacks
of five. This is the method pit dealers and cage persons count
chips for the purpose of paying off a winning bet or changing
the chips to cash, or poker dealers use to count a bet or change
chips from a small to a larger denomination.