I Found My Place At The Craps Table. I’m #8!

on each side ofthe table. If your bank is located on the RACK right next to the Stickman (woman),you are position Number 1. Positions 2,3,4,5,6,and 7 follow around the table toposition #8 which will be right next to a Dealer.

I find that this position to the left of the stickman allows me to gently toss the dice which gives less bounce and hopefully less bad numbers. Gently tossing dice from the end of the table has gotten me yelled at a lot because the boss doesn’t like the amount of loft needed in the toss.

The dealers and bosses don’t seem to mind soft tossing the dicewhen you’re in the middle of the table. If you find me at the craps table drinking you’ll probably find me at the end. If you find me with a cup of coffee, I’ll probably be to the left of the stickman.

Do you have a favorite position on the craps table?

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8 Comments

  1. Favorite position is “stick-left,” next favorite is “stick-right.” When I played the “Don’t” consistently (which was years ago), I always was at a far end of the table (next to a dealer), since I was never shooting.

    My other preference, is that there is a “box-man” at the table. I really prefer playing at games with a “box-man” since I feel it flows much better.

    Hence, my love of playing dice at Borgata, and Mohegan Sun.

    • Marc

      BG, I don’t remember not playing with a Boxman. Where have you run into games without?

  2. Marquis

    My local dice spot on Hampton Beach, NH rarely run a boxman and other times when it is slow they’ll one half of the table. Never seen Mohegan or Foxwoods w/o a boxman.

    • Marc

      Marquis, I think you’re the first person I’ve met that gambles on NH! The concept of no boxman, let alone only half table action is foreign to me but I think that makes sense in a slower casino market.

  3. All CZR properties in Atlantic City have NO boxman (including Caesars)
    GN in AC has NO boxman
    Atlantic Club in AC has NO boxman
    Foxwoods no longer has boxman (as far as I know)

    Is Hampton, NH “charity-dice?” I live in Southern, New Hampshire and frequent Mohegan and Atlantic City

  4. The no boxman at CZR properties in Atlantic City has been going on for a year+ (probably close to a year and a half).

    • Marc

      That’s different. When I played at all of those properties I had a Boxman. But it’s been a few years.

      • Cost cutting. And, it’s personally a disaster. If a supervisor needs to watch 2-3 tables and you have lots of buy-ins and color-ups. Just slows things down. Penny-wise, pound foolish, IMO.

        Ironically, on a busy Saturday night this weekend at Harrah’s AC; the supervisor basically just stuck at my table, and it seemed they had around 3 supervisors for the 4 tables in action. The boxman position is basically replaced with a computer terminal. Classy.

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