Pickup Craps – Pointers and Tactics: The History of Craps
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Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but current craps is approximately a century old. Modern craps come about from the 12th Century English game called Hazard. Nobody knows for sure the origin of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the twelfth century. It’s believed that Sir William’s knights enjoyed Hazard during a siege on the castle 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 banished by the English, the French moved south and found refuge in southern Louisiana where they a while later became known as Cajuns. When they left Acadia, they brought their best-loved game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns broke down the game and made it fair mathematically. It’s believed that the Cajuns adjusted the title to craps, which is acquired from the name of the non-winning throw of 2 in the game of Hazard, referred to as "crabs."
From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi riverboats and throughout the country. A great many consider the dice maker John H. Winn as the founder of current craps. In the early 1900s, Winn developed the modern craps setup. He appended the Don’t Pass line so players could bet on the dice to not win. At another time, he created the spaces for Place bets and added the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.
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