Master Craps – Hints and Strategies: The Background of Craps
Be smart, play smart, and become versed in craps the ideal way!
Dice and dice games goes back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French relocated down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their preferred game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. Many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to lose. Later, he invented the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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