Pickup Craps – Hints and Schemes: The Past of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Current craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the birth of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s presumed that Sir William’s soldiers gambled on Hazard through a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when displaced by the English, the French headed down south and discovered sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s believed that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers can wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the boxes for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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