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This game, which is played with a device that resembles
a bird cage, is sometimes known as bird cage. Three
dice are held in a lower wire cage, with another
identical wire cage on top. Between the two cages
is a small opening, so that the whole thing resembles
an hour glass. When the bottom cage is flipped over,
the dice bounce through the opening and land at
the bottom of the previously empty cage. They are
fairly large oversized dice, several inches on each
side, and whatever numbers show on top can be seen
easily and determine the winners.
Neat the cage is the layout. The layout contains
only six numbers-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,-which can be
bet on, for it's not the total of these dice which
the player wagers on, but the numbers that show
on each individual die.
If a player bets on number 4, for example, and a
4 shows on any of the three dice, he is paid off
at even money. If two 4s show, the payoff is 2-1,
and if he should be so fortunate as to get all three
4s, the payoff is 4-1.
It's a game of pure chance, of course, and the house
advantage, while not enormous, stands at 7.87 percent.
This edge is too high to make the bird cage worthwhile
to play. And since so few legitimate American casinos
offer this game, you're not likely to see it in
action.
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