Craps Newsletter – October 2005

October 2005

CALIFORNIA CRAPS WITH CARDS

The Bone Man recently visited the Cache Creek Casino, North of Oakland and North
West of Sacramento off of Highway 16 and provides this review of Craps as played
with playing cards.

CACHE CREEK

Two Tables

$5 to $500

Field Pays 2X on 2 and ONLY 2X on 12

Proposition Bets are DOWNTOWN ODDS (example… 2 and 12 pay 30 TO 1)

Table Odds (FREE ODDS) are 3, 4 and 5X Odds and are not posted.

Shuffle Machine located in rack next to STICKMAN.

Shuffle Machine releases TWO CARDS which are placed in RED and BLUE Rectangles,
Face down. Then, releases the REMAINDER OF THE DECK.

Dice are thrown by SHOOTER. One BLUE die. and one RED die.

Result Card is turned on COLORED RECTANGLE from HIGHEST NUMBERED DIE.

Colored dice are special dice, one RED and one BLUE, with pips (dots) designed so
that there is NO HARDWAY (tie) possible… Always allowing one or the other to total
higher than the opposite one.

Cards are pictured to show the RESULT of TWO DICE. 36 card decks. One Blue deck,
One Red deck, with each card having two pictures (domino-like), representing the
possibility of 36 results of two dice combination.

Cards are shuffled after each roll (card result).

Cards are replaced with new cards every FOUR hours.

Cards are manufactured by GEMACO CARD COMPANY.

Dealer procedures are the same as on any standard craps table for the BASE DEALERS.

Only the STICKMAN procedure differs from a standard craps game as the stickperson
has to manage the rotation of the two decks and the placement and turn of the result
card. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS After a brief introduction to this game it seems as
though it moves very deliberately and very much like a standard craps game. The
only major difference is that the player(s) need to get accustomed to the turn of
the RESULT card as paying attention to the result of the DICE is somewhat academic
as it has NO effect on TAKE, PAY or PLACE on the table wagers. It is the TURNED
CARD that determines the RESULT. The speed and service factors of the game seem
only slightly slower than on a standard craps table. It was observed and concluded
that the tossing of the dice is as much a stalling factor to allow the stickperson
to manage the shuffling and rotation of the two card decks and the card turn as
it is certainly not the exciting prelude to a RESULT as it is in the standard game.
The Cache Creek Casino and Hotel is a first class facility and rivals many Vegas
properties in accommodations and number of table games. The gaming traffic of players
was very high and measurable as witnessed on a weekday in the early afternoon. California
Craps as played at Cache Creek is the same game played at the Pala Casino in Southern
California.

CRAPS QUIZ

Here is the answer to the September 2005 quiz: A “CALL BET” can be made on
most tables when: 1. Anytime a player calls the wager before the dice land. 2. Only
if the dealer calls “BET” after seeing the cheques (chips) or cash). 3. Only if
the dealer calls “BET” after seeing that the cheques (chips) or cash HIT THE TABLE
before the dice land. ANSWER: Number 1 is INCORRECT. Dealers must see the cheques
or cash and call “BET” OR the cheques and cash must hit the table for the dealer(s)
to call “BET”. If a dealer or the boxman do not book the bet by calling “BET”…
it is NO BET. — October 2005 Quiz: Which is Better? Betting the Hard 4 and/or
10 Betting the Hard 6 and/or 8 —————————— THE BONE MAN, Site
Author, is a Craps Dealer on the World Famous Las Vegas Strip. The NextShooter.com
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