He's had his card marked

Posted by ESC on March 21, 2007

In Reply to: He's had his card marked posted by Gill on March 20, 2007

: Where does the phrase "he's had his card marked" come from?

I am wondering if this is the same as using a marked deck or having marked cards. Cheating at a card game, in other words.

OR if it is like having your ticket punched.