Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
What's interesting Mickey is that two years ago, when this was being discussed on the WOV forum, and then here, I put the question WORD FOR WORD to 8 different dice experts. They happened to be the dealers at two tables at Caesars Palace. Six dealers and two floormen. They all had the same answer: 1/6 Do you know what they told me when I suggested the answer might be 1/11 ? They all said the same thing: in this casino you can only count each die once. So, if one die is showing a 2, you can't rotate that die to show any other number -- it's a 2 and it can't be considered anymore. So why don't you and all the others who say the answer is 1/11 go to a casino and ask the dealers this very same question. Let me know what they say. If you happen to get a dealer at a casino who says the answer is 1/11 get me the casino's name and the badge name (full name would be better) so I can visit with that dealer at that club.
Good grief, Alan. You're calling them experts? If you really want to know how much those dice table flunkies know about dice combinatorics then the next time you are at the dice table ask them this question "When rolling three dice, how many combinations add to ten?" I'll even give you the answer so you can compare it to their answers. It's 27. I can show you the math if need be. So go ahead and ask them this question then watch their blank stares.