Casino dice
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General
Casino dice are used in the popular US Craps game.
Texture and manufacturing
What, in contrast to other dice, directly noticeable are the sharp edges.
Since the dice is used in casinos in the game of chance, it is particularly necessary to manufacture the dice precisely.
n contrast to normal plastic dice they are not produced with an injection molding machine but milled.
The eyes are also milled out. So that the eyes do not influence the weight of the individual sides, they are filled with a plastic in a different color.
Then the dice is milled again.
The material is cellulose acetate.
Previously, the dice were made of cellulose nitrate. Unfortunately, this material is not stable. So it can happen that after decades the dice suddenly outgas and become crystalline. The death of the dice!
Embossing
The logo or text is stamped with a "hot stamp" machine.
It is pressed by means of a metal stamp, which is heated, a metallic foil.
Balancing
To test the balance of the cube there are special gauges. "Balancing Caliper"
Video with explanation about such a device
Optics
The casino dice are available in all imaginable colors and sizes.
Typical is red. But often also green, blue, purple and yellow are used.
Each in transparent or matt (sandblasted).
Pips
see alsoPip styles
At pips there are different kinds on the casino cubes.
e.g .:
- solid (normal round pips)
- birds-eye
- bulls-eye
- donut
- ring-eye
- Intricate (multiple rings)
- combination (different styles on one side, for example birds-eye and donut mixed.)
Security features
In order to prevent the fraud in the casino different security features can be integrated into Casinocube:
- Serial Number: Each set has a unique number
- Glow spot: A particular eye of the dice is made in a UV active material and glows under black light.
- Key Letter Spot: A specific eye has an abbreviation. For example a letter. This is attached to the inside and visible to the eye.
-
Inverted 2 - 3: The orientation of pips 2 and 3 are rotated. See also: Dice orientation
- Logo and / or serial number color: The color of the serial number and the logo can be changed. There are also several colors possible.
Casino dice as a special collector's item
Almost every casino has its own dice. A text or a logo are applied.
Since it offers to collect casino dice.
Collected is usually in pairs, with the same serial number.
Especially old dice (vintage) are more valuable.
Multi-colored dice increase the value.
Value and prices
In general, the older and better preserved, the more valuable the dice is.
There are some features to determine the approximate value:
- Condition of the edges
- Origin from an already closed casino
- Vintage (ca. before 1960)
- The logo has more than one color
- Dice has a very nice logo
- Material has a different color than red.
- Small quantity or very rare.
literature
- Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck von Ricky Jay New York 2002, ISBN 0-9714548-1-7, (Paperback: ISBN 1-59372-002-5).
- A collector's guide to casino dice von Rick Olsen & John Bittel.
credits
- Ricky Jay: Rotten Luck
- Midwest Game Supply: Dice Security
- www.gamblersgeneralstore.com/dice
- www.vintagedice.com/
category: Dice games
Video with explanation about such a device
Optics
The casino dice are available in all imaginable colors and sizes.
Typical is red. But often also green, blue, purple and yellow are used.
Each in transparent or matt (sandblasted).
Pips
see alsoPip styles
At pips there are different kinds on the casino cubes.
e.g .:
- solid (normal round pips)
- birds-eye
- bulls-eye
- donut
- ring-eye
- Intricate (multiple rings)
- combination (different styles on one side, for example birds-eye and donut mixed.)
Security features
In order to prevent the fraud in the casino different security features can be integrated into Casinocube:
- Serial Number: Each set has a unique number
- Glow spot: A particular eye of the dice is made in a UV active material and glows under black light.
- Key Letter Spot: A specific eye has an abbreviation. For example a letter. This is attached to the inside and visible to the eye.
-
Inverted 2 - 3: The orientation of pips 2 and 3 are rotated. See also: Dice orientation
- Logo and / or serial number color: The color of the serial number and the logo can be changed. There are also several colors possible.
Casino dice as a special collector's item
Almost every casino has its own dice. A text or a logo are applied.
Since it offers to collect casino dice.
Collected is usually in pairs, with the same serial number.
Especially old dice (vintage) are more valuable.
Multi-colored dice increase the value.
Value and prices
In general, the older and better preserved, the more valuable the dice is.
There are some features to determine the approximate value:
- Condition of the edges
- Origin from an already closed casino
- Vintage (ca. before 1960)
- The logo has more than one color
- Dice has a very nice logo
- Material has a different color than red.
- Small quantity or very rare.
literature
- Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck von Ricky Jay New York 2002, ISBN 0-9714548-1-7, (Paperback: ISBN 1-59372-002-5).
- A collector's guide to casino dice von Rick Olsen & John Bittel.
credits
- Ricky Jay: Rotten Luck
- Midwest Game Supply: Dice Security
- www.gamblersgeneralstore.com/dice
- www.vintagedice.com/
category: Dice games
There are some features to determine the approximate value:
- Condition of the edges
- Origin from an already closed casino
- Vintage (ca. before 1960)
- The logo has more than one color
- Dice has a very nice logo
- Material has a different color than red.
- Small quantity or very rare.
literature
- Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck von Ricky Jay New York 2002, ISBN 0-9714548-1-7, (Paperback: ISBN 1-59372-002-5).
- A collector's guide to casino dice von Rick Olsen & John Bittel.
credits
- Ricky Jay: Rotten Luck
- Midwest Game Supply: Dice Security
- www.gamblersgeneralstore.com/dice
- www.vintagedice.com/
category: Dice games