Wong on Dice

Stanford Wong applies math and logic to tossing the dice to get an advantage over casinos at craps. Included are all the details of setting the dice, tossing them, using your practice time efficiently, determining when you are good enough to take on the casinos, optimal betting strategy, and the math of craps.

Stanford Wong is well-known among advantage players (people who play casino games so skillfully that they are more likely to win than to lose). He is the author of Professional Blackjack, Casino Tournbament Strategy, Sharp Sports Betting, and other books explaining how to win money from casinos.

Introduction

8

(5)

How to Learn to Toss Dice

10

(1)

Casino Attitude Toward Dice Control

11

(1)

The Rest of This Book

12

(1)

The Rules of Craps

13

(9)

``Right'' Bets

13

(6)

``Wrong'' Bets

19

(2)

Field

21

(1)

Propositions

21

(1)

Crapless Craps

21

(1)

Craps in a Casino

22

(12)

Atmosphere

22

(1)

Dice

23

(1)

Tables

23

(2)

Felt

25

(2)

Pyramids

27

(2)

Speed of the Game

29

(1)

Errors by Dice Dealers

30

(1)

Playing Craps With Friends

31

(1)

Bringing a Platform Is OK

31

(1)

Toking Dealers

32

(1)

Player's Card

33

(1)

Tossing Dice

34

(19)

Grip

35

(5)

Figure 1 Three-Fingered Front, Top View

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(1)

Figure 2 Three-Fingered Front, Near-Face View

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(1)

Figure 3 Three-Fingered Front, Side View

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(1)

Figure 4 Three-Fingered Front, Far-Face View

37

(1)

Figure 5 More Contact With Ring Finger Than Index Finger

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(2)

Alignment

40

(1)

Delivery

40

(5)

Tossing Dice: Checklist

45

(3)

Fatigue & Injury

48

(3)

Flying Under the Radar

51

(2)

Practice Tips

53

(9)

Practice Equipment

54

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Understanding Bed Tosses

55

(1)

Stop Dice on Axis

56

(1)

Keep Rotational Axes Horizontal

56

(3)

Distance and Accuracy

59

(2)

Practice When Tired

61

(1)

Choosing a Dice Set

62

(16)

Studying Careful Shooters

62

(1)

Correlation Between Faces

63

(2)

Axis Control is Rare

65

(1)

Start With Hardways Set

66

(1)

Figure 6 Example of Hardways Set

66

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Estimating Your SRR

67

(2)

Excess Double Pitches

69

(3)

Setting Sevens

72

(2)

Figure 7 Example of Sevens Set

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(2)

PD Ratio

74

(1)

Albuquerque Experience

74

(1)

If You Have Axis Control

75

(3)

Figure 8 Example of 3-V Set

77

(1)

Money Management

78

(17)

Determining Your Bankroll

78

(1)

Estimating Your Edge

79

(1)

Seven Exposure

79

(1)

Optimal Bet Size

80

(1)

Bets On Come-Out Roll

80

(2)

Bets During Point Cycle

82

(4)

Pressing Bets

86

(1)

Risk

87

(2)

Signature Numbers

89

(1)

If Strangers Bet Your Rolls

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(1)

If Skillful Shooter Is a Stranger

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(1)

Betting on a Random Roller

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(2)

EV Cost of Various Bad Bets

93

(1)

Estimating Win Per Hour

93

(2)

The Dice Challenge of 2004

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(26)

Henry Tamburin Piques My Interest

95

(1)

My Search for Dice Nuggets

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Good Results, Small Sample Size

97

(1)

How I Learned to Toss Dice

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(4)

My First Casino Tosses

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(1)

Challenge Proposal

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(2)

Volunteer Monitors Solicited

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Pre-Challenge Comments

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(7)

Warm-Up Session

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An Ear Full of Cider

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(1)

Volunteer Shooter: Little Joe

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(1)

Details of the Challenge

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Result: 74 Sevens in 500 Rolls

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(4)

Little Joe's Skill Test

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(8)

Test Results

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(1)

First Impressions of Test Results

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Follow-up From Little Joe

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Analysis of Test Results

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Little Joe Returns Home

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Lessons Learned From Little Joe's Skill Test

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Front-Line Observations

129

(13)

New York Writer Flies to Las Vegas for a Dice Story

129

(2)

Casino Reaction to Dice Setters

131

(2)

Dealers Can Be Good Guys

133

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Wild Dice at Golden Gate

133

(3)

I Saw the Fire Bet Hit

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Observation of a Past Posting

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Tip From a Big Bettor

137

(2)

Strangers Stand Out in Albuquerque

139

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Ring Toss Stops a Game

140

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People Make Such Stupid Bets

141

(1)

Finding All Srrs from Any Set

142

(10)

Setting Hardways

143

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Table 1 Frequencies for Hardways Set, Random Dice

144

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Setting Sevens

146

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Table 2 Frequencies for Setting Sevens, Random Dice

146

(1)

Setting 3-V

147

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Table 3 Frequencies for 3-V Set, Random Dice

148

(3)

Sample Size and Precision

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Minimal Dice Setting

152

(10)

All Possible Dice Sets

153

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Table 4 All Possible Dice Sets

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(3)

Faces Delivered by Stick People

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(3)

Table 5 Faces Received From Stick Person: Empirical Results

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Table 6 Dice Sets: Frequencies

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Mixing Dice Sets

160

(2)

The Math of Craps

162

(9)

Dice Faces

162

(1)

Dice Rotation

162

(1)

Permutions of Two Dice

163

(1)

Table 7 All 36 Rolls of Two Dice

164

(1)

Precise Casino Edge

164

(1)

Rolls per Hand

165

(2)

Frequencies of Other Outcomes

167

(2)

Distribution of Hand Length

169

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Table 8 Distribution of Random Rolls

169

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Hand Length for Skilled Shooters

170

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Table 9 Hand Lengths for Various SRRs

170

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Glossary

171

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Selected References

182

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Index

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