Master Craps – Tips and Techniques: The Background of Craps
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Games that use dice and the dice themselves date back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Current craps evolved from the ancient Anglo game called Hazard. No one knows for certain the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It’s supposed that Sir William’s knights wagered on Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortress’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when exiled by the British, the French headed down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It is said that the Cajuns altered the title 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 extended to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the nation. A great many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to not win. Later, he invented the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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