Pickup Craps – Tips and Schemes: The Past of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient English game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s paladins played Hazard amid a blockade on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French headed down south and found sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is gotten from the term for the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and all over the country. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn created the current craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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