Holy Craps! How a Gambling Grandma Broke the Record (154 rolls w/out a 7 at a craps table)
Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:20:59 AM
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Friday, May. 29, 2009 Holy Craps! How a Gambling Grandma Broke the Record By Claire Suddath It sounds like a homework problem out of a high school math book: What is the probability of rolling a pair of dice 154 times continuously at a craps table, without throwing a seven? The answer is roughly 1 in 1.56 trillion, and on May 23, Patricia Demauro, a New Jersey grandmother, beat those odds at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Demauro's 154-roll lucky streak, which lasted four hours and 18 minutes, broke the world records for the longest craps roll and...
Candidates' Vices: Craps and Poker
Wednesday 8th of September 2010 03:20:59 AM
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| The casino craps player is a social animal, a thrill seeker who wants not just to win but to win with a crowd. Unlike cards or a roulette wheel, well-thrown dice reward most everyone on the rail, yielding a collective yawp that drowns out the slots. It is a game for showmen, Hollywood stars and basketball legends with girls on their arms. It is also a favorite pastime of the presumptive Republican nominee for President, John McCain. The backroom poker player, on the other hand, is more cautious and self-absorbed. Card games may be social, but they are played in... |
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