David Heys wrote:

> Casino dice are quite different from the typical dice most people use for
> board games, etc.. They are constructed to exacting standards to eliminate
> any possibility of influencing the roll of the dice. The kind of dice you
> typically find in board games, etc.., are rounded cubes with white holes
> drilled in to represent the numbers. I've attached an image that shows the
> two types of dice side-by-side.

I think one of the reasons the board games dice are rounded is so that
they don't bounce around as much when hitting a hard surface. The casino
dice are meant to be rolled on felt to that are cushioned to some degree.

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