Part II: Table Game Cheating · Dice & Craps Cheating Methods
Dice Sliding with Confederate Blocking (Team Slide)
How it works
The shooter slides dice while a team member (the “blocker”) deliberately positions themselves to obscure the stickman or boxman’s view of the sliding action. This is the technique that the Nevada Supreme Court specifically ruled constitutes illegal cheating in Skipper v. State. The blocker may pretend to place a bet, lean forward to celebrate, or create some other distraction or obstruction at the critical moment of the slide. The court distinguished between accidental sliding (which dealers call “no roll” on) and intentional deceptive sliding designed to evade detection.
Where it appears
Casino Craps
On the record
In Skipper v. State (879 P.2d 732, Nev. 1994), the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed convictions, stating: “Skipper was blindfolding the dealer while placing the dice on the table in a winning combination. This method of altering the elements of chance clearly constitutes cheating.”
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Sources
- Skipper v. State, 110 Nev. 1031, 879 P.2d 732 (Nev. 1994) — CourtListener full opinionCourt record
- Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 465 (NRS 465.083 cheating; NRS 465.070(7)) — Nevada LegislatureStatute
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