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AMcD Inner circle stacking for food! 3078 Posts |
I'm not living in Las Vegas and I'm certainly not a craps player either.
I know very little about Dominic LoRiggio, nicknamed "The Dominator". Are his skills (about controlling dice) real or is it just snake oil and stuff? |
Artie Fufkin Special user 853 Posts |
I don't have a detailed answer to your question Arnold, but it always seems that the best known dice control guys (after all the hyperbole) turn out to have a story that focuses on one thing (and one thing only).
That "one thing" isn't about whether they can control the dice as they slide down the table or not (we already know that's possible), but rather how good is their illusion that the toss is legit with a bounce off the end of the table. My limited reading on LoRiggio has me recalling that the core of his "move" was that he maintained an illusion that his toss was legit, when in reality he had controlled the dice to stop just as they touched the bumper. Presumably, he was so good at this, he didn't get called on it. Personally, I find this difficult to believe, but to presume that this "illusion" was his only play is probably to presume too much. Collusion never seems to get mentioned with these "legends", but upon investigation collusion always seems to be lurking somewhere in the background. |
AMcD Inner circle stacking for food! 3078 Posts |
Thanks.
I must say I have never seen any convincing dice control and, like you, I find it hard to believe. If you throw the dice the right way, getting them bouncing against the sides of the table, I don't clearly see how you could control them. It's just against the laws of physics. Or the guy has just astonishing skills... Nice point about collusion. We never talk enough about collusion, yet it's the root of most of the scams. |
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