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Many
of the items listed here were often found in the catalogs
of gambling supply catalogs, available through the early
1960's, until Robert Kennedy and the Kefauver Commission
put them out of business. These products are offered only
as collectibles
and for amusement and expose purposes only.
Many
of the items shown here are still in use by sharps and
crooked gamblers, so remember that "forewarned is
forearmed". Also remember that "A little
knowledge
is dangerous". I've spoken to many hustlers over the
years who delighted in telling stories of how they outfoxed
amateurs who tried to cheat them in their own games
using
gaffed equipment.
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FLOATS
5/8 white drugstore floats, a very rare type of loaded dice. Material is taken out of the dice instead of weight being put in. As a result, the dice actually float in water. See the photo - the regular die sinks, and the float does not - and the old gambling catalog ad. These dice are available as misers - Ace and 6-2 (show 3 and 7), and passers - 3-5, 3-5 (show 6,8,10) $150 pair
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LOADED DICE #114 PASSER/MISSOUT
COMBINATION - This is a 5 dice set
consisting of 3 loaded dice and 2 "levels" or "fair" dice
to match. As you can see in the scan from an old
crooked gambling supply house catalog, by using the
dice loaded for the 1 & the 2-6, the dice will
act as "missers" and crap out more often
than normal. If you switch out or "exchange" the
loaded 2-4 for the loaded 1, the dice will be "passers" and
crap out less often than normal.
The hustler using
these dice could change his bets and still win
by switching the dice. The deuce - four die has a special "mark",
so you can tell which one it is. You can examine
it all day long & unless you know what you are
looking for, you won't spot the mark, which is visible
in the photo.
The dice are 5/8" drugstore
style. The three loaded dice are in back, and
the fairs
are in front. Very unusual dice set dating back
to the 60's, just before the crooked gambling
supply houses were shut down. Check out the ad
tear-out
below as well. $115
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CASINO SHAPES -
Pair of 3/4 inch "perfects" (so called because
they are normally perfectly square) with a Las Vegas
casino logo. These types of gaffed dice are variously
called "shapes", "bricks", or "flats",
because they are not perfectly square. 30 thousandths
of an inch has been taken off on side of the die, so
that the surface areas of the 6 & 1 side are larger
than the other sides.
With this gaff, over time,
the numbers 2, 7, & 12 will come up more often
than the other #s, and cause the shooter to crap
out.
These dice are known as 6 - ace flats. Our choice
of casino
logo, $45 pair
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CASINO TOPS -
Pair of 3/4 inch "perfect" dice
with a Las Vegas casino logo. They're called tops because
they have the same #s on the tops & bottoms of
the die; this pair has numbers 2 4 6 (See mirror in
photo). As a result, only the numbers 4, 6, 8, 10, & 12
can be rolled. Our choice of casino logo, combinations
are 145, 246, 236. $45 pair
Tops with no logo, $35 pair |
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DRUGSTORE
TOPS -
19/32 inch (just under 5/8 inch) transparent red.
3 tops and a pair of fairs. Old ad explains it all. $30
a set.
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BEVELED SHAPES -
We have 6-1 "missing" beveled shapes in 5/8 inch white, white Bicycle (shown in photo), green and red. See the old gambling supply company ads for a description of this type of dice. Much of the bevel work done on dice was very bad, and very obvious, so every company claimed their work was the best, and not like the "old style". Dice are 25 thousandths off and have the best bevel work we've ever seen. Missing shapes are slightly wider on the 6 and 1 sides, so over time, the numbers 2, 7, & 12 will come up more often than other numbers, and "crap out" The bevel on 4 sides of the dice makes them slightly convex, so they tend to roll off the beveled sides and increase the action on the 1 and 6 sides. We also have a few pairs of 4-3, 5-2 "passing" shapes, which favor the numbers 5,6,8,9.$35
a pair
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THREE
DICE COMBINATION - Another 5 dice set - 3 loaded
dice and a pair of matching fairs - available in solid
5/8 inch red and green. See description in ad. $115
a set.
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