Master Craps – Pointers and Plans: The Background of Craps
Be smart, play clever, and become versed in craps the correct way!
Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when banished by the British, the French relocated south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was gotten from the term for the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he invented the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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