Master Craps – Tricks and Tactics: The Past of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is presumed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when driven away by the British, the French headed down south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the bad luck throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi barges and across the country. A few think the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps setup. He created the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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