Learn to Play Craps – Hints and Tactics: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is just about one hundred years old. Modern craps developed from the old Anglo game called Hazard. Nobody absolutely knows the birth of the game, but Hazard is said to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard amid a siege on the citadel Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Canada. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French relocated down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they after a while became Cajuns. When they were driven out of Acadia, they took their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was gotten from the name of the non-winning toss of two in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game extended to the Mississippi river boats and all over the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the creator of current craps. In 1907, Winn assembled the current craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. Later, he developed the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.