Learn to Play Craps – Tips and Strategies: The History of Craps
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is theorized that Sir William’s soldiers played Hazard through a siege on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when expelled by the British, the French headed down south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns altered the title to craps, which is derived from the term for the losing throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. Most think the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of modern craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he designed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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