chuck-a-luck

chuck-a-luck
/chuk"euh luk'/, n.
a game played with three dice at which the players bet that a certain number will come up on one die, that the three dice will total a certain number, or that the total will be an odd number, even number, a high number, or a low number.
Also, chuck-luck /chuk"luk'/.
[1830-40, Amer.]

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▪ dice game
also called  sweat-cloth 

      dice game of medieval origin that is related to grand hazard. It is played with three dice and a layout numbered from one to six upon which the players place their bets. The banker then rolls the dice by turning over an hourglass-shaped wire cage in which they are contained. The payoffs are usually 1 to 1 on singles, 2 to 1 on pairs, and 3 to 1 on triples appearing on the dice; for example, if a player places a bet on six and two sixes appear on the dice, the player is paid off at 2 to 1. The game can be found in some American and European casinos (casino) and gambling houses. The house edge, or mathematical advantage, averages 7.5 percent.

      Instead of a wire cage, a cone-shaped chute is sometimes used to hold the dice. The chute, called a horn, is made of leather or metal. The phrase “tinhorn gambler” derived from gamblers who set up games of chuck-a-luck with little money and a metal chute, which was cheaper than a leather one.

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