Midwest Illegal Gambling

This is a banking game which was popular in the Midwest between the 1930s and 1950s, and was played with ten dice.  It was often found in taverns, which would make payoffs in drinks, until anti-gambling legislation killed the game off to a great extent.  An operator will often provide a score sheet which states the rules and payoffs made on bets. 

Of course the odds are always in the operator's favor.

Play:                                                                                                                                         The player chooses a number from 1 to 6 as his point number.                He then throws the ten dice 13 times.                                                                 His score is the number of times that his point number is thrown. 

Payoffs made by the operator vary but the following is considered to be the normal.

                                               Score         Pay-off Odds

   1 -10                 10 -1

11 or 12              LOSE

    13                     5 -1

 14 - 25                LOSE

    26                     4 -1

    27                     5 -1

    28                     6 -1

    29                     8 -1

   30 +                  10 -1

Looks easy until you try it.