Master Craps – Pointers and Plans: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is approximately a century old. Current craps formed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard during a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Acadia. In the 1700s, when banished by the English, the French moved down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which is gotten from the name of the losing toss of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and all over the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he established the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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