A craps turn begins with an initial or “come out” roll, in which the player tries to establish a “point number” — that is, when the dice add up to four, five, six, eight, nine or 10.

We’re hunched over the full-size craps table in his suburban Vegas home, where Parker runs a thriving “precision dice-throwing” business by way of his DiceCoach.com website.

Then, there is the dedicated community of craps players who believe in "controlled shooting," which goes far beyond simply setting the dice to their liking before a roll.