Learn to Play Craps – Hints and Techniques: The Past of Craps
Posted in Craps on 03/17/2020 05:25 pm by Donovan
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Dice and dice games date back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Current craps evolved from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is said to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is presumed that Sir William’s knights gambled on Hazard through a siege 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 Acadia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French headed down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the name of the losing throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi scows and throughout the country. Many think the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players can wager on the dice to lose. Later, he created the boxes for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.