Learn to Play Craps – Tricks and Strategies: The Past of Craps
Posted in Craps on 09/29/2026 11:25 pm by Donovan
Be cunning, play clever, and pickup craps the proper way!
Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about a century old. Current craps developed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers wagered on Hazard during a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when expelled by the British, the French headed south and found safety in the south of Louisiana where they a while later became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it more mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is gotten from the term for the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, recognized as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi river boats and across the country. A few acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn designed the modern craps setup. He put in place the Do not Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he designed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.