Master Craps – Pointers and Tactics: The History of Craps

October 5th, 2015 by Kingston Leave a reply »
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Be smart, play cunning, and learn how to play craps the proper way!

Dice and dice games date all the way back to the Middle Eastern Crusades, but modern craps is just about one hundred years old. Current craps developed from the old Anglo game referred to as Hazard. No one absolutely knows the birth of the game, but Hazard is believed to have been invented by the Anglo, Sir William of Tyre, sometime in the 12th century. It is supposed that Sir William’s horsemen played Hazard amid a blockade on the castle Hazarth in 1125 AD. The name Hazard was acquired from the fortification’s name.

Early French settlers imported the game Hazard to Nova Scotia. In the 18th century, when expelled by the English, the French headed south and located sanctuary in the south of Louisiana where they at a later time became Cajuns. When they departed Acadia, they took their favorite game, Hazard, with them. The Cajuns streamlined the game and made it mathematically fair. It’s said that the Cajuns changed the name to craps, which is derived from the term for the non-winning throw of two in the game of Hazard, known as "crabs."

From Louisiana, the game moved to the Mississippi scows and throughout the nation. A good many think the dice maker John H. Winn as the father of modern craps. In 1907, Winn designed the current craps setup. He put in place the Don’t Pass line so gamblers can bet on the dice to lose. Later, he invented the spots for Place bets and put in place the Big 6, Big 8, and Hardways.

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