Re: Does it require faith?
No, it's not cheating because as opposed to using bs dice, dice setting and throwing does not involve using some sort of device other than what is available to you at the table.
Another thing. Dice control is not as simple as to say, "If they can be intentionally controlled once then with enough practice it can be done with great consistency" because it is really one of those things that cannot be perfected. Improved upon, yes, but not perfected. Much like a freethrow in basketball, you can practice it forever but still not do it everytime. And it's a much harder thing to do than put a basketball in a hole 10 feet away. But the good news is that you only have to do it a small % of the time to turn craps +EV.
Finally, I think the reason why you don't see a lot of black chippers doing this is that at that level, it could gain heat. Playing red chip craps is enough action to beat the game, because it's not like you only have 5 bucks in action. If you are playing 3 bets at a time with $15 pass line and full odds behind, you could have almost $200 in action going at all times.
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