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QUESTION: I have read about people who are selling info about how to set dice. Is there anything to the idea that some people can set dice or throw them a certain way to get the numbers they desire? I think there must be something to dice-setting, as some casinos do not allow it. — Wade J.
ANSWER: Setting dice on a craps game has been practiced forever and is typically not considered illegal. Dice-setting rules or decisions come under each individual casino's policy. Where it is allowed, the only problem dice setters might encounter is taking heat from a box man for holding up a game by taking too long to find their set.
Superstitious players might not like seeing a seven or a craps facing them once they take delivery of the dice from the stick man, so they rotate the dice — set them —until they have their favorite number on top.
Then there is the dedicated community of craps players who believe in so-called controlled shooting, which goes far beyond simply setting the dice to their liking before a roll. These shooters feel that by gripping and tossing the dice at the correct angle, they can limit the rotation of the dice and control the results.
Can dice shooters set the dice in a particular way and alter the conventional odds of the game? I fly on the side of gaming folklore and hold that it isn't so, but others in the gaming business disagree. A favorite gambling author of mine, Frank Scoblete, wrote an enjoyable book on the subject called "Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution!" I'm not saying no dice to his belief, but after spending 18 years on the inside and umpteen on the out, I have to see something to believe it. And I haven't seen dice-setting work yet — with an officially permitted toss that is.
As for a player setting and then sliding the dice across the table to get a specific result, how hard is that? You can do it on your dining room table all day long, but you can expect to see craps dealers, a box man, the pit boss or the eye in the sky go bonkers when some dice charlatan tries to illegally manipulate the cubes.
Cheating at craps is illegal, and there could be substantial consequences when you are caught. Dice must be thrown across the table and cannot be pushed, trickled or slid. My personal take is that the chances of affecting the dice after they have bounced off a surface of rubber pyramids on the back wall of a 12-foot craps table are slim to none.
Mark Pilarski is a contriubting editor for numerous gambling publications. E-mail questions to pilarski@markpilarski.com.
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QUESTION: I have read about people who are selling info about how to set dice. Is there anything to the idea that some people can set dice or throw them a certain way to get the numbers they desire? I think there must be something to dice-setting, as some casinos do not allow it. — Wade J.
ANSWER: Setting dice on a craps game has been practiced forever and is typically not considered illegal. Dice-setting rules or decisions come under each individual casino's policy. Where it is allowed, the only problem dice setters might encounter is taking heat from a box man for holding up a game by taking too long to find their set.
Superstitious players might not like seeing a seven or a craps facing them once they take delivery of the dice from the stick man, so they rotate the dice — set them —until they have their favorite number on top.
Then there is the dedicated community of craps players who believe in so-called controlled shooting, which goes far beyond simply setting the dice to their liking before a roll. These shooters feel that by gripping and tossing the dice at the correct angle, they can limit the rotation of the dice and control the results.
Can dice shooters set the dice in a particular way and alter the conventional odds of the game? I fly on the side of gaming folklore and hold that it isn't so, but others in the gaming business disagree. A favorite gambling author of mine, Frank Scoblete, wrote an enjoyable book on the subject called "Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution!" I'm not saying no dice to his belief, but after spending 18 years on the inside and umpteen on the out, I have to see something to believe it. And I haven't seen dice-setting work yet — with an officially permitted toss that is.
As for a player setting and then sliding the dice across the table to get a specific result, how hard is that? You can do it on your dining room table all day long, but you can expect to see craps dealers, a box man, the pit boss or the eye in the sky go bonkers when some dice charlatan tries to illegally manipulate the cubes.
Cheating at craps is illegal, and there could be substantial consequences when you are caught. Dice must be thrown across the table and cannot be pushed, trickled or slid. My personal take is that the chances of affecting the dice after they have bounced off a surface of rubber pyramids on the back wall of a 12-foot craps table are slim to none.
Mark Pilarski is a contriubting editor for numerous gambling publications. E-mail questions to pilarski@markpilarski.com.
Crazy bump bro...
But I do love craps. The first casino game I fell in love with... First time out I must've shot for 30mins at Foxwoods; never had a run like that again. People I didn't know high-fiving me and whatnot. I'm going to be around City Center from the 28th to 4th and can't wait to hit the tables.
But I do love craps. The first casino game I fell in love with... First time out I must've shot for 30mins at Foxwoods; never had a run like that again. People I didn't know high-fiving me and whatnot. I'm going to be around City Center from the 28th to 4th and can't wait to hit the tables.
yes I have been setting the dice for the last 10 years..........I usually
only play 4 about4 trips a year tovegas or the Bahamas.............. ...I have only lost 2 x................
I was not allowed t set the dice at the palace station frontier or monte carlo so I just walked out..............t...... to each their own...good lck
only play 4 about4 trips a year tovegas or the Bahamas.............. ...I have only lost 2 x................
I was not allowed t set the dice at the palace station frontier or monte carlo so I just walked out..............t...... to each their own...good lck
