Practice Table

[The Admiral]

I'm thinking of buying a practice set up from AccuCraps. They offer two underlayments, traditional and the new bouncy one. I assume I should be practicing on the type that I would play on most often in the Casinos. What is more common in Las Vegas where I usually play? Not being a dice influencer, I've really not paid much attention to this.

[220Inside]

I'm not really familiar with their tables. How is the build quality?

There are so many places to play in Vegas that it's impossible to generalize table conditions like you are asking.

If you're just starting out and a self proclaimed "not a dice influencer", it might be a little premature to plunk down a good chunk of cash for a full size table even if it's a lower end one. Many of us, including myself, worked our way up to using a full size table using various less expensive options along the way.

[The Admiral]

AccuCraps doesn't sell full size tables, just practice rigs. It looks like good quality stuff. Check it out: https://accucraps.com/shop/ols/products Maybe I'll plan a recon trip to Vegas to do a casino crawl to specifically look at the table underlayments. I might have to throw a few dice along the way

[heavy]

Accucraps has been around a long time. How long? I remember some of their early stuff. They built a small rig that was what would have been about a half table if the table was six or seven feet long. Irishsetter had one he mounted wheels on so he could make it portable and throw it in the back of his car and take it to the casino with him to practice on. He had a cover for it so you couldn't see what it was. It was about the size of a roll-away bet. I mean, it was BIG. But it was a nice set up once you had it . . . well . . . set up. Just an end of a table with curved walls and the whole thing but it was all Irish ever practiced on and he was a hell of a shooter.

It appears they've gotten smarter with their stuff through the years. Personally, I wouldn't go with a bouncy underlay or a foam backed felt on a practice rig. Particularly if you're just starting out. You need to learn how to toss the dice on-axis, flat and square with the back wall first. Unless you can develop a solid baseline toss you'll never be able to toss worth a flip on a bouncier table (and who wants to anyway?). Given the choice in stopping in a casino an hour from my house and playing on a bouncy table or driving two more hours and playing on a good solid table - I'll drive three hours every time.