Become Versed in Craps – Pointers and Tactics: The Past of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about 100 years old. Modern craps formed from the 12th Century English game referred to as Hazard. No one knows for sure the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins enjoyed Hazard through a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the British, the French headed south and found refuge in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which was derived from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. Many acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the current craps layout. He appended the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he invented the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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