My original articles on this subject were apparently very popular and readers emailed me requesting more. As noted in my original articles, some websites feed you loads of crap designed for one thing--to separate you from your money. Don't fall for it. Be smart. Play smart. You must accept the fact that no craps system exists that allows you to gain an advantage over the casino. The player cannot in any way gain a long-term advantage over the house, and that includes the latest trends in get-rich schemes that focus on dice setting or dice control. These excerpts are not from blogs, forums, or discussion groups; they’re from websites that sell craps-related products. My analyses and criticisms are based on my opinion and deemed valid until proven otherwise by a qualified and independent body. Let's continue with more ridiculous excerpts and my analysis of why I think they’re complete loads of crap.

EXCERPT: The body of a website states, "The (name omitted) craps strategy will allow you to treat the craps table like going to the bank for a withdrawal. It wins six times out of seven, and is fully guaranteed to win."

ANALYSIS: When reading that website, I immediately focused on the guarantee. At the top of the homepage, where it quickly catches your attention, the seller touts that his winning system is guaranteed. So, I asked myself, "What exactly is the guarantee?" Later down the page, I found it, which states, "I guarantee that you will be satisfied with the (name omitted) method, or I'll refund your purchase price in full, if you return the material within 60 days. Study the method, listen to the tape, practice the plays on paper, and try it in the casino. If you are not pleased, just return the material, and I'll refund your money." Although the seller boasts that his system is guaranteed to win, the actual guarantee says nothing at all about winning. The guarantee is simply whether or not you're pleased. He cleverly makes no guarantee that the system will win. Sounds fishy, doesn't it? Also, note that the guarantee requires you to study the material, listen to the tape, practice, and try it in a casino. That could take you well over 60 days to finally conclude that you're not pleased, at which time the guarantee is expired. I suspect that the seller also relies on the fact that people simply forget about the guarantees for anything they buy or they don't bother sending the request for their money back. The seller then states that his system wins six times out of seven, which means it loses only one time in seven. Therefore, he is stating that his system gives a player advantage of about 86% (i.e., 6/7=0.86). Huh? You mean the casino where he plays accepts a player advantage of 86%? I seriously doubt it (and you should, too). I can't help but roll off my chair in hysterical laughter. Absurd! Casinos never accept any player advantage, no matter how slight. The casino always has the advantage--always. If there were something about the game that gave the player even a slight advantage, the casino would change the rules to disallow it and get the advantage back to the casino.

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