Be a Master of Craps – Pointers and Tactics: The Background of Craps


Be smart, play cunning, and pickup craps the correct way!

Games that use dice and the dice themselves goes back to the Crusades, but modern craps is only about a century old. Current craps formed from the 12th Century Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been created by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, around the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s paladins gambled on Hazard during a blockade on the fortification Hazarth in 1125 AD. The title Hazard was derived from the citadel’s name.

Early French colonizers brought the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when displaced by the British, the French moved down south and settled in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favorite game, Hazard, along. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it more mathematically fair. It is believed that the Cajuns adjusted the name 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 migrated to the Mississippi scows and all over the nation. Many consider the dice builder John H. Winn as the creator of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He appended the Do not Pass line so players could bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he created the spots for Place wagers and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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