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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.
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.
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.
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.
Now you know! Remember, be smart, play smart, and learn
how to play craps the right way.
back to Articles
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