Be brilliant, play smart, and master craps the correct way!
Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately one hundred years old. Modern craps evolved from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody knows for certain the origin of the game, although Hazard is believed to have been made up by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is believed that Sir William’s paladins wagered on Hazard through a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.
Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when exiled by the English, the French relocated down south and discovered sanctuary in southern Louisiana where they at a later time became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they took their best-loved game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns modernized the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name to craps, which was acquired from the term for the losing throw of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi barges and all over the nation. A good many acknowledge the dice builder John H. Winn as the father of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the modern craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. Later, he developed the spots for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
