Learn to Play Craps – Pointers and Techniques: The Background of Craps
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is believed that Sir William’s horsemen enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French headed down south and discovered safety in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and across the nation. A few think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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