loaded dice
Cheater's gambling tools
Loaded dice are dice weighted or modified to favor certain outcomes.
The tampering makes some numbers come up more often than chance would allow, giving the user an unfair advantage in gambling.
Figuratively, the dice are loaded when circumstances unfairly favor one side: The dice were loaded against us from the start.
Ropes controlling ship sails
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- swindleDeception for financial gain
scam · con · foul play · dishonesty · sharp practice · chicanery · skulduggery · hustle
Likelihood of occurrence
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- fatePredetermined course of events
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
odds · fluke · windfall · longshot · lucky streak · hot hand · jinx · superstition
Facility for wagering
- crapsCasino dice wagering
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
odds · shooter · croupier · house edge · snake eyes · boxcars · high roller · pit boss
Made intentionally heavier
- shavedCut very close
- beveledCut at an angle
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
tampered · altered · modified · asymmetric · center of gravity · bias · balance · counterweight
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
swindle · scam · con · foul play · dishonesty · sharp practice · chicanery · skulduggery · hustle · grift
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- fatePredetermined course of events
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
probability · odds · fluke · windfall · longshot · lucky streak · hot hand · jinx · superstition · lucky charm
casino
Facility for wagering
stakes · odds · shooter · croupier · house edge · snake eyes · boxcars · high roller · pit boss · backgammon
weighted
Made intentionally heavier
drilled · tampered · altered · modified · asymmetric · center of gravity · bias · balance · counterweight
- novelty itemswhoopee cushion, rubber chicken, fake vomit, hand buzzer, fake poop
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- street consshell game, three card monte, three-card monte, thimblerig, cups and balls
- con propsfake ID, fake badge, fake passport, counterfeit money, counterfeit bills
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
loaded dicelevel playing field
Equal competitive conditions
fair play · square deal · above board · fair shake · even odds
load, dice, unload, loads, loaded, overload, loading, unloading, loader