A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
1There were no burglaries, gambling, picking of pockets, bunko swindling or handbook betting.
2The idea that children of queer parents do poorly in school is also bunko.
3While Benton was photographing Gibson and Hatch, John observed the bunko swindler more closely.
4He bosses everything, gambling, stick-ups, bookmakers, pickpockets, bunko men, street walking women and dope peddling.
5He had done time in seven states, always for theft or burglary or con games or bunko.
7Pa says he thinks I was cut out for a bunko steerer, and I may look for that kind of a job.
8The man I'm after is 'Big Jim' Hatch, a notorious bunko swindler, and I've got him cornered but he doesn't know it.
9"I'll come back for you, Bunko," he said.