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| Crooked Dice by William J. Enslen, Jr. |
Be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way.
Chances are slim that you'll ever play in a game with crooked dice at a modern casino. However, every now and then, some
idiot tries to cheat the system by inserting crooked dice into the game. By adhering to strict policies for controlling the
game, casinos eventually catch even the most skilled slight-of-hand artists who pose as craps players.
Each player must handle the dice with only one hand and must not bring the dice outside the table. These two simple rules
make the cheat's job extremely tough. To make it more difficult, the table has a mirror along the entire length of the wall
opposite the boxman so the boxman can easily see if the shooter is "palming" the dice. Additionally, each time a die leaves
the table after a roll, the die doesn't come back into play until after the boxman thoroughly inspects it. The dice are
replaced at random times during the day and typically don't remain in play for more than 24 hours.
Crooked dice come in many forms, such as loaded, painted, capped, tripped, bricks, and floaters. Loaded dice are heavier
on one side. Painted dice have a solution applied to one side to make it stickier. Capped dice are shaved on one or more
sides and the removed material is replaced by a material with different bounce characteristics. Tripped dice have their
edges altered so they’re not all equal. Bricks (a.k.a. flats) have one side shaved to reduce the surface area of the adjoining
sides. Floaters (because they float in water) have an off-center hole inside them. Shapes are dice that aren't perfect
cubes (some or all sides are either concave or convex).
The intent of crooked dice, regardless of their form, is to alter the likelihood of certain numbers appearing. Even a slight
change in the odds of a certain number appearing may be enough to change a small house advantage into a small player
advantage. "Passers" are crooked dice modified to favor point numbers, while "missouts" are modified to favor the number
7. Don't use crooked dice! It's just bad craps etiquette and you'll get into lots of trouble!
Now you know! Remember, be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way.
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Chances are slim that you'll ever play in a game with crooked dice at a modern casino. However, every now and then, some
idiot tries to cheat the system by inserting crooked dice into the game. By adhering to strict policies for controlling the
game, casinos eventually catch even the most skilled slight-of-hand artists who pose as craps players.
Each player must handle the dice with only one hand and must not bring the dice outside the table. These two simple rules
make the cheat's job extremely tough. To make it more difficult, the table has a mirror along the entire length of the wall
opposite the boxman so the boxman can easily see if the shooter is "palming" the dice. Additionally, each time a die leaves
the table after a roll, the die doesn't come back into play until after the boxman thoroughly inspects it. The dice are
replaced at random times during the day and typically don't remain in play for more than 24 hours.
Crooked dice come in many forms, such as loaded, painted, capped, tripped, bricks, and floaters. Loaded dice are heavier
on one side. Painted dice have a solution applied to one side to make it stickier. Capped dice are shaved on one or more
sides and the removed material is replaced by a material with different bounce characteristics. Tripped dice have their
edges altered so they’re not all equal. Bricks (a.k.a. flats) have one side shaved to reduce the surface area of the adjoining
sides. Floaters (because they float in water) have an off-center hole inside them. Shapes are dice that aren't perfect
cubes (some or all sides are either concave or convex).
The intent of crooked dice, regardless of their form, is to alter the likelihood of certain numbers appearing. Even a slight
change in the odds of a certain number appearing may be enough to change a small house advantage into a small player
advantage. "Passers" are crooked dice modified to favor point numbers, while "missouts" are modified to favor the number
7. Don't use crooked dice! It's just bad craps etiquette and you'll get into lots of trouble!
Now you know! Remember, be smart, play smart, and learn how to play craps the right way.
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