(June 26, 2016) LUFA has contributed $1,000 to the defence fund of the Concordia University Faculty Association in support of Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian academic who is under detention in Iran. Letters of concern have also been written to prime minister Justin Trudeau, foreign affairs’ minister Stéphane Dion, and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
Dr. Hoodfar, who recently retired from Concordia University, has apparently been charged by Iranian authorities with sedition. She has been subjected to lengthy and repeated interrogations, her passport has been seized, and her personal belongings confiscated. Since June 14, she has been held incommunicado at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.
Dr. Hoodfar is a respected member of the academic community. Her research investigates issues ranging from household and family relations to the challenges facing women in Middle Eastern societies, including in Iran. No evidence has been presented that Dr. Hoodfar’s research on the recent Iranian election, where 17 women were elected, has been subversive.
LUFA strongly supports the stands taken by Amnesty International, which considers Dr. Hoodfar to be a prisoner of conscience, and the Canadian Association of University Teachers.
Played with three dice and a crowded betting layout, sic bo offers more distinct wagers than almost any other table game. Each round is a single shake, and every bet on the felt resolves against that one result. The variety of options is the appeal and also the main source of confusion.
Reading The Sic Bo Betting Grid
The layout splits into simple totals, specific triples, number combinations and single number bets, each with its own payout and its own edge. Players learning the grid often Katana Spin to see the house percentages listed against each wager. The small and big bets, covering totals of four to ten and eleven to seventeen, carry roughly a 2.8 percent edge, the lowest on the table.
| Bet Group | What To Know |
|---|---|
| Big and small | Lowest edge on the layout |
| Totals | Edge varies widely by number |
| Triples | Huge payouts, worst percentages |
- Learn the simple totals before exploring the combination bets
- Check the edge printed against each wager type
The crowded layout invites scattering small bets across many outcomes, which quietly raises the overall edge paid per round. Concentrating on the simple wagers keeps the mathematics as favourable as they get here. Treat the dice as entertainment, agree a budget in advance, and leave the exotic corners of the grid alone unless the cost is understood.