CRAPS DICE CONTROL - Page 2

There is a very good book on Dice Control called – Casino Gambling. Calculations for deriving the player advantage are given there. And is also shown that just one controlled throw out of every 43 rolls of the dice would eliminate the house edge and yield a break-even game. So, it's not that difficult to attain an advantage. The set I showed you there is called the hard way set because the pairs show on all four sides: 5,5; 4,4; 3,3; and 2,2. This is a good set to use when you get some experience in executing the controlled throw, but not when you are first starting out as a rhythm roller. Use the Quick Set shown on page 130 of the book.

There is nothing to be disappointed about if you don’t have the book. Points to be remembered is given here for you.

The dealer never pushes the dice back to you with a seven on top. Because this violets the etiquettes of the game and is never done. But there is every possibility that the dice may come to you with a seven on the side. Be careful to notice this when the stick man pushes you the dice prior to your throw. Don’t ever overlook it. Remember that you are there at that moment to win and so should maximize its chance. If you find seven on the side, simply rotate both the dies to take off the seven. That is all you need to do. Now that you have come to know about this fact, try it yourself now with your two dices. set a one and six on the side with a 3 and 2 on top. Rotate the right die a quarter turn to take off the seven. What do you see? You should see a 3, 1 on top and a 1, 2 facing you - the seven is gone and the chances of throwing a losing seven thereby minimized.

To summarize, the first lesson in advantage craps is setting the dice, or at least understanding how the set affects the outcome. Do you need to set the dice to gain an advantage? No you don't. But setting will achieve the highest advantage possible.