craps

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Ralenkotter was born April 4, 1947, in Covington, Ky., outside Cincinnati, and moved to Las Vegas at age 4, where his father, Donald, became a craps dealer at the Las Vegas Sands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

A few people looked askance at them, their eyes and facial expressions signaling annoyance or disgust mixed with curiosity, but they quickly went back to playing cards or craps.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2024

When putting out a record, you feel like a chip on a virtual craps table that these robots are gambling with.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

As slot machines clanged in the background and people packed around craps tables, Ms. Miles reflected on the job interview she had just come from at a nearby Walgreens.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Las Vegas and buried treasure; numbers dealers and Wells Fargo wagons; race track pay windows and spewing oil wells; craps, flushes, and sweepstakes tickets.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison