Learn to Play Craps – Tips and Techniques: The Background of Craps
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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about a century old. Current craps formed from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the birth of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard amid a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was acquired from the castle’s name.
Early French colonists imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when driven away by the English, the French relocated down south and settled in the south of Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they fled Acadia, they brought their preferred 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 derived from the name of the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. Many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn created the current craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so players can bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he developed the spaces for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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