Throwing any number you like in craps

Filed in archive Gambling General on March 25, 2006

Gaming Guru Mark Pilarski, of the Casino City Times, has posted an email he received in which a screenplay writer asks what you call a person who can control the outcome of the dice they throw at the craps table. Pilarski points out that such a player is considered to have an arm but makes no real suggestion of a term one could use to describe a person with an arm. I'm sure some casino owners can think of a few names, most unprintable, but wouldn't a term from Backgammon fit the bill - a dice mechanic.

Is it possible to throw dice in such a way you can get them to land on any number, or even favour certain sides? I've tried and failed but it seems like a reasonable gimmick for a film.

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