The california law was meant that the player needed to actually influence the outcome through the use of skill, that is using something that could be learned or acquired and that would give a player with intelligence a possible edge over a non-skilled player.Į.g. There are no skilled dice throwers(aside from those that would qualify as cheats) with the craps tables set up to eliminate any manipulation of a throw.

'Dice, although thrown by the player share no outcome except luck. The law may be out of touch with the times, but it is still official and enforced. Only games where the player must utilize skill, such as a basic strategy at BJ or how to arrange the tiles properly at Pai Gow. Games of chance are not allowed for puritan purposes. There is a reason why Vegas is not threatened by CA casinos. My suggestion after playing in CA for a small while, wait till you take a trip to Vegas. All the while fighting a game with -ev and a fee for playing. The casino does collect a fee from them as well but the irony is the average player with small bankroll still has to 'go up against' a player with an insurmountable one, just not the casino. If that were not funny enough, the casinos recognize most players do not have the financing to bank, so they contract rich independent companies to send in skilled players who bank against the player. This actually raises the vig on all games astronomically making it impossible to ever really get ahead(you pay for play so it's one dollar from you when win and one dollar from you when you lose on top of the actual amount you lost for the bet-yeesh.) Instead, another player must bank and the casino makes its money by charging a 'fee' each hand for the right to play. Also note the CA legislators did not want the casino's with big bankrolls to 'fight' against the little guy.

Do casinos use special dice for craps