Smart players can pencil the vig and know to avoid it. But there’s also a certain amount of player eluctance to accept the game. Casinos didn’t want to give up any profit by paying licensing fees – fees the casino had to pay to the game’s manufacturer to use the layout. There was a time when you didn’t see the game very often. It’s been on the market over thirty years. The one I hear about most often is Crapless Craps – currently experiencing a revival under the name Never Ever Craps. From time to time I’ll get an e-mail from a member of my craps forum asking about a new angle they’ve seen on craps.
