h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I find your approach somewhat heavy-handed. Their manner may appear suspicious, but could equally be that of a genuine seeker after truth; surely no cause for such unrelenting scrutiny...

Huh?

Oh, you mean that.

Well, in that case, have a . You are yet another proud victim of the tag, a wonderful GuideML device which displays the name of whoever is looking at the page.

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You're much kinder than I. Had I got hold of that little gem first, no way would I have given it away in my nickname or a post - which was the point of my initial reply, really: why not keep 'em guessing?

BTW, I used to work as a blackjack and roulette dealer, wouldn't class myself as an expert but feel free to ask away...

Well, I'd love to know how you 'deal' roulette.

I've been to enough casinos to know the basics. The blackjack entry's written at A993602. If you want to add anything, please do.

If you fancy contributing a whole entry to the project, you're more than welcome, too. 'A dealer's perspective', or something like that.

What I really need is someone who knows all the rules of Craps.

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"Deal" is the endemic, generic term for running a casino game;

Similarly, Craps is known as "Dice" in the trade; I've got the rules written down somewhere. Might take me a day or two to find them.

Oh, and the link to your casino project from your personal space returns an XML error (reading "). Take it easy Fjx

OK...cheers mate. I think the XML error is a computer connection problem, not my actual link.

I've got the rules of craps/dice as well, but my brain starts dribbling out of my ears when it starts explaining waht _all_ the boxes on the cloth are for.

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