Be a Master of Craps – Hints and Schemes: The History of Craps
Be clever, play cunning, and become versed in craps the ideal way!
Dice and dice games goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins bet on Hazard amid a blockade on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when exiled by the English, the French headed down south and found refuge in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is acquired from the name of the losing toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A great many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the modern craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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