Be a Master of Craps – Tips and Techniques: The Past of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the origin of the game, however Hazard is said to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It’s believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when displaced by the British, the French relocated south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. A good many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn developed the current craps layout. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers could bet on the dice to lose. Afterwords, he developed the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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