It’s been said that first-time shooters at craps are the most successful. Scores of followers wager thousands to back the hot blonde. Do we buy it? Let’s see…

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Craps players are universally known for being the most
suspicious of all casino patrons. It's unclear why, but if
you're ever in doubt about how violently and seriously
craps players take their superstitions and myths, then go
and blithely mention the number seven the next time
you're at the craps table. Chances are, you'll get a bunch
of very dirty glances at best, and at worst you'll be chased
around the casino floors by an angry mob of witch-
hunting Puritans, probably enough to make the Salem
witch trials seem like an afternoon picnic.

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One of the craps superstitions that holds a certain
universality states that a first-time, female craps shooter
(particularly one who is gorgeous) will have good luck at
the craps table and that all players looking for a sizable
and substantial return on their wagers should follow her
on the table It’s called the Virgin Principal, and it seems
to be one of many expressions of transcultural interest
and even obsession in virginity and that the so-called loss
of innocence.

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In medical terms, of course, a virgin is one who has
not yet partaken of sexual activity. Virgins are
sexual blank slates, unfettered by the troubles and
woes of past relationships and untainted by the
semen of illicit lovers. In a craps context, a virgin
player is one who has not been corrupted by the
casino, one whose naïve ignorance and limited
knowledge puts her in a unique position of gaining
the favor of chance.

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In many cultures, the concept of virginity is tied
closely with family reputation, and the loss of
virginity by contrast tends to shame and embarrass
the offending woman's relations. The rule was so
fast and absolute in certain societies that a virgin
woman who had been raped had to by law be
married to her rapist in order to condone for the
offensive act.

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In modern Western culture, the ideations behind
virginity seem to remain quite strong even today. In
2004 for instance a lesbian student from the
University of Bristol “sold” the virginity online for
close on 10,000 pounds! It's not the sexual act
that's fundamental here, it's the idea of marrying
one's own body and soul with purity – an
untarnished vessel, one who has never “known”
another.

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In the context of craps, we would need to ask ourselves
how long a virgin craps player remains so. After one roll
of the dice? After a single round? After an evening’s play?
Interrogate these superstitions just a little bit and there
are loads of holes and inconsistencies that come to bear
upon this pervasive belief. And do we believe that busty
blonde when she claims innocence and ignorance even as
she sidles up intimately with the highroller in the corner?

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• It's a tough question, and we’ll leave it in your hands to
answer for yourself. Mathematically, we don't buy it.
But if you prefer a non-rational view of the world, by all
means bet on the virgin shooter… we wish you many
financial offspring!