Be a Master of Craps – Hints and Plans: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games goes all the way back to the Crusades, but current craps is approximately 100 years old. Modern craps evolved from the 12th Century Anglo game called Hazard. No one absolutely knows the ancestry of the game, however Hazard is said to have been discovered by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It’s theorized that Sir William’s knights bet on Hazard amid a siege on the fortress Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.
Early French colonizers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 1700s, when driven away by the British, the French relocated down south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they eventually became known as Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they brought their favored game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it mathematically fair. It is said that the Cajuns changed the title to craps, which was derived from the name of the non-winning toss of snake-eyes in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi river boats and throughout the country. A great many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn built the current craps setup. He added the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to lose. At another time, he established the spaces for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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