August 1, 2010
William Enslen Jr asked:
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" 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, learn how to play craps the right way.
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" 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, learn how to play craps the right way.
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George Gershwin plays George Gershwin List Price: $34.98 Sale Price: $18.95 Used From: $16.89  |
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The first of these two discs gathers all Gershwin's commercially issued discs as a pianist, including the two abridged Rhapsody in Blue traversals, Gershwin accompanying the Astaire siblings, and twelve solo sides. Hearing the composer play his own music is like getting your ears cleaned out from 75 years of interpretive maulings. Gershwin's crisp touch, clear-cut and unsentimental phrasing, and rhythmic verve comes through more convincingly in these flat discs than in his much-vaunted piano rolls. Also included are the composer-supervised first recordings of An American in Paris and selections from Porgy & Bess, along with a flawed yet revelatory aircheck of Gershwin playing the finale of his concerto. No Gershwin lover should be without this important collection. --Jed Distler |
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Number of Discs: 2
Manufacturer: Pearl
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Tracks:
- Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé) - George Gershwin
- Hang On to Me, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) - George Gershwin
- Fascinatin' Rhythm, song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) - George Gershwin
- The Half of It, Dearie, blues song (from Lady, Be Good!, musical) - George Gershwin
- I'd Rather Charleston, song (composed for London production of Lady, Be - George Gershwin
- Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-Toes, musical) - George Gershwin
- That Certain Feeling, song (from Tip-Toes, musical) - George Gershwin
- Looking for a Boy, song (from Tip-Toes, musical) - George Gershwin
- Then do we dance?, for piano - George Gershwin
- Do, Do, Do, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) - George Gershwin
- Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) - George Gershwin
- Clap Yo' Hands, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) - George Gershwin
- Maybe, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical) - George Gershwin
- My One and Only, song (from Funny Face, musical) - George Gershwin
- Preludes (3) for piano
- Andante
- S'Wonderful & Funny Face
- Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & jazz band
- An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
- It ain't necessarily so
- The Buzzard Song
- Scene: Summertime / Crapgame / A woman is a sometime thing
- Bess, you is my woman now
- I got plenty o' nuttin
- Where is my Bess?
- Summertime
- My man's gone now
- Third movement
- Medley: I got rhythm / Of thee I sing
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We Love New York List Price: $11.98 Sale Price: $15.13 Used From: $2.19 |
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Binding: Audio CDArtist: Various Artists
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Number of Discs: 1
Manufacturer: RCA
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Tracks Disc Number: 1
Tracks:
- And The World Goes 'Round: Theme From New York, New York - Karen Mason
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway: Times Square - New York, New York - Paul Gemignani
- Follies In Concert: Broadway Baby - New York Philharmonic
- Guys And Dolls: The Oldest, Established, Permanent Floating Crap Game In New York - Edward Strauss
- 42nd Street: Lullaby Of Broadway - Company
- 42nd Street: 42nd Street - Lee Roy Reams
- The Garrick Gaieties: Manhattan - William Bolcom
- Ain't Misbehavin': Lounging At The Waldorf - Luther Henderson
- Thoroughly Modern Millie: Only In New York - Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Strayhorn: Take The 'A' Train - Morgana King
- Porgy And Bess: There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York - Skitch Henderson
- Stompin' At The Savoy - The New Glenn Miller Orchestra
- Spanish Harlem - Tommy Leonetti
- Autumn In New York - Bobby Short
- Native New Yorker - Odyssey
- I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City - Harry Nilsson
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Play Craps To Win - Hypnosis For Dice Control List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $21.92 Used From: $999.99 |
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Binding: Audio CDArtist: Sherry L. Sims CHt.
Format: Single
Number of Discs: 1
Manufacturer: HypnoDice.com
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- How To Use This CD
- Introduction to Hypnosis For Dice Control
- Hypnosis Session - Play Craps to Win
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Tracy Falbe asked:
If you have ever played craps, you probably noticed the don’t pass betting area that wraps around the table right beside the pass line. Chances are that no one had a bet on it either. This does not mean that it is a bad bet. In fact, the don’t pass is the best bet on the craps table.
Mathematically, with a don’t pass bet the casino only has a 1.36 % advantage over you. Once a point is established, and you can lay odds against the point number, the house advantage begins to drop dramatically. If you lay double odds, the advantage for the casino is 0.45%.
So why is it that you so rarely see players betting the don’t pass? First of all, it is poorly promoted by casinos as an option. When you walk up to the table and ask how to play, the dealer will tell you to make a pass line bet. It’s not unheard of for a dealer to suggest the don’t pass, but it is done infrequently.
Secondly, people often are not interested in playing the don’t pass. They feel that they are betting against the shooter and that this is rude and will bring them bad luck. To be honest, a don’t pass bet is betting against the shooter. The person throwing the dice is trying to roll the point number before rolling a seven. However, the don’t pass bet will win if the seven DOES roll before the point number is repeated.
Although business and social forces discourage don’t pass betting, it remains an option on the game and there is no reason not to play it. The seven is the most common number that the dice are going to roll and this means it is more likely that the don’t pass will win when there is a point number.
The toughest part about winning on the don’t pass is during the come out roll. At this stage of the game the don’t pass will lose when a seven or eleven roll. But if your bet can survive the threat posed by the seven during the come out roll, then you have an excellent chance of winning.
Sometimes don’t pass players are so concerned about surviving the come out roll that they place proposition bets on any seven, eleven, and/or twelve. Their strategy is to recoup the loss on the don’t pass with a win from the proposition bet, but DO NOT do this. Hedging your bets is only a good idea with political contributions and should not be done in a casino. All proposition bets are a waste of money and should only be played purely for fun. If you are going to play the don’t pass, stick with it and do not be distracted by other bets on the table.
Playing the don’t pass often requires patience. You make your don’t pass bet, lay your odds bet, and then have to wait for the seven to roll before the point number. It might actually take a while for the don’t pass to win because many rolls of numbers inconsequential to your bet might be rolled before you win. With this patience factor in don’t pass betting, it can be too tedious for some people to enjoy.
Even if don’t pass betting lacks the glamour of pass line bets, it is the best bet on the table according to the mathematics of probability. Playing the don’t pass is not meant for those rare times when a craps table is full of screaming players who are winning fantastically. This is a hot table in which the shooter is actually rolling the point numbers, and you definitely should not be on the don’t pass when this happens. Fortunately, it is easy to switch to the pass line if you want to do so because you can pick up your don’t pass bet whenever you want. You are not required to leave it there like a pass line bet.
Many a craps player having lost a bunch of money pursuing the dream of a big win on the pass line has won back money by grinding away at the don’t pass on a cold table. Some craps players are devoted don’t pass players and they never bother with trying to win at a hot table. To successfully play the don’t pass you will likely need patience and the discipline to avoid making other bets counterproductive to your goal of winning.
Home Alarm
If you have ever played craps, you probably noticed the don’t pass betting area that wraps around the table right beside the pass line. Chances are that no one had a bet on it either. This does not mean that it is a bad bet. In fact, the don’t pass is the best bet on the craps table.
Mathematically, with a don’t pass bet the casino only has a 1.36 % advantage over you. Once a point is established, and you can lay odds against the point number, the house advantage begins to drop dramatically. If you lay double odds, the advantage for the casino is 0.45%.
So why is it that you so rarely see players betting the don’t pass? First of all, it is poorly promoted by casinos as an option. When you walk up to the table and ask how to play, the dealer will tell you to make a pass line bet. It’s not unheard of for a dealer to suggest the don’t pass, but it is done infrequently.
Secondly, people often are not interested in playing the don’t pass. They feel that they are betting against the shooter and that this is rude and will bring them bad luck. To be honest, a don’t pass bet is betting against the shooter. The person throwing the dice is trying to roll the point number before rolling a seven. However, the don’t pass bet will win if the seven DOES roll before the point number is repeated.
Although business and social forces discourage don’t pass betting, it remains an option on the game and there is no reason not to play it. The seven is the most common number that the dice are going to roll and this means it is more likely that the don’t pass will win when there is a point number.
The toughest part about winning on the don’t pass is during the come out roll. At this stage of the game the don’t pass will lose when a seven or eleven roll. But if your bet can survive the threat posed by the seven during the come out roll, then you have an excellent chance of winning.
Sometimes don’t pass players are so concerned about surviving the come out roll that they place proposition bets on any seven, eleven, and/or twelve. Their strategy is to recoup the loss on the don’t pass with a win from the proposition bet, but DO NOT do this. Hedging your bets is only a good idea with political contributions and should not be done in a casino. All proposition bets are a waste of money and should only be played purely for fun. If you are going to play the don’t pass, stick with it and do not be distracted by other bets on the table.
Playing the don’t pass often requires patience. You make your don’t pass bet, lay your odds bet, and then have to wait for the seven to roll before the point number. It might actually take a while for the don’t pass to win because many rolls of numbers inconsequential to your bet might be rolled before you win. With this patience factor in don’t pass betting, it can be too tedious for some people to enjoy.
Even if don’t pass betting lacks the glamour of pass line bets, it is the best bet on the table according to the mathematics of probability. Playing the don’t pass is not meant for those rare times when a craps table is full of screaming players who are winning fantastically. This is a hot table in which the shooter is actually rolling the point numbers, and you definitely should not be on the don’t pass when this happens. Fortunately, it is easy to switch to the pass line if you want to do so because you can pick up your don’t pass bet whenever you want. You are not required to leave it there like a pass line bet.
Many a craps player having lost a bunch of money pursuing the dream of a big win on the pass line has won back money by grinding away at the don’t pass on a cold table. Some craps players are devoted don’t pass players and they never bother with trying to win at a hot table. To successfully play the don’t pass you will likely need patience and the discipline to avoid making other bets counterproductive to your goal of winning.
Home Alarm
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Craps: How to Play to Win [VHS] List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $0.74 Used From: $0.72 |
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