Master Craps – Tricks and Schemes: 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 only about a century old. Current craps developed from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for sure the beginnings of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard during a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French headed south and found refuge in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which is derived from the name of the bad luck throw of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A great many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn built the current craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he established the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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