Become Versed in Craps – Tricks and Tactics: The Background of Craps


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Be smart, play cunning, and become versed in craps the proper way!

Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is only about a century old. Current craps evolved from the ancient English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the beginnings of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Englishman, Sir William of Tyre, in the twelfth century. It is supposed that Sir William’s soldiers enjoyed Hazard amid a siege on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was gotten from the castle’s name.

Early French colonists brought the game Hazard to Canada. In the 1700s, when expelled by the English, the French moved down south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their preferred game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns simplified the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns altered the name to craps, which was gotten from the name of the bad luck toss of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game migrated to the Mississippi scows and all over the country. A few acknowledge the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In the early 1900s, Winn assembled the current craps layout. He appended the Do not Pass line so gamblers could wager on the dice to lose. Later, he invented the spots for Place wagers and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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