Become Versed in Craps – Tricks and Techniques: The Background of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the beginnings of the game, although Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is theorized that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French moved south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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